PRG 101/1/2 Diary of Arthur Hardy volume 2, February 1845 ...

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PRG 101/1/2 Diary of Arthur Hardy volume 2, February 1845, 12-29 January 1847, 29 April 1848 - 16 June 1850, comprising a record of two trips to Port Lincoln (1845 and 1847) and his trip to England aboard the 'Medway', his activities while there and his return trip to South Australia on the 'Mary Ann' (1848-1850) Transcribed by Barbara Wall, Volunteer at the State Library of South Australia, 2012

Bound volume with ‘Arthur Hardy Adelaide South Australia’ written on verso of third flyleaf. ‘Loan 2’ written on spine. The diary begins in February 1845 and ceases in June 1850. Contents Trip to Port Lincoln 1845 p. 1 Trip to Port Lincoln 1847 p. 2 Trip towards England 1848 p. 8 [page 1]

Trip to Port Lincoln Feby 1845

Went for a trip in the Cutter “Midge” to examine the country around Spencersf Gulf. the party consisted of E. J. Kirsopp E. P. S. Sturt1 C. J. F. Campbell2 J Fletcher and Gardiner – We visited Port Lincoln and the country about the Swamp where the Hawsons3 reside visited C. J . Driver Govt Resident & his wife went from Port Lincoln to Franklin Harbor from thence to Lipsons Cove & went inland a few miles scrubby country called in at Althorpe Island on our return where we found the grave of a Sealer who had been murdered by his mates & stopped at Rapid Bay on our return and visited Jones’s Station and arrived at Adelaide after a very pleasant trip of three weeks. [page 2] Trip to Port Lincoln 1847

Jany 12th By invitation of Mr T Buer4 Depy Surveyor General I took a passage with Mr Hy Price5 in the Government Cutter “Lapwing” Smith Master bound to Port Lincoln We got on board at 9 P.M. calm & did not weigh Wedy 13th got underweigh at daylight towed to the red buoy (½ a mile) & got on the bank, a breeze sprung up at 11 AM got off & beat down the Harbour got outside at 2 P.M. wind shifted to the S.E. at Sundown Mount Lofty bore due East (memo vessels should keep close to the Eastern shore) Thursday 14th at daylight off Rapid Bay ran down under Kangaroo Island off Point Marsden at 11 A.M at 4 PM off Althorpe appearance from South a saddle on the Island at dark abrest the Wedge shortened sail for the night Friday 15th at daylight off Thistle Island (the anchorage at Althorpe for small vessels is at North side sheltered by a reef from N W. end of the Island) entered Boston Bay

1 Evelyn Pitfield Shirley Sturt (1815-1885), brother of explorer Charles Sturt, had properties at Willunga and

Mount Gambier. He later became a police magistrate in Victoria 2 Charles James Fox Campbell was a pastoral pioneer. He had a house on the Torrens at Campbelltown. 3 The Hawson family were the earliest pioneers on Eyre Peninsula. They founded Polda Station. 4 Thomas Buer 5 Henry Price (1819-1885), with his wife Isabella Young, was a pioneer of the Port Lincoln district. His sister

Martha married Arthur Hardy in 1850.

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at 10 A.M. saw “Petrel” at Anchor bound to Adelaide She lost a man overboard yesterday ran up to the Anchorage off the Police Station at noon & landed Price In afternoon Buer & myself landed & dined with Mr & Mrs Price & Miss Young went on board at 10 P.M. Saty 16th Buer went on shore early surveying I went on shore at Noon called on Captn & Mrs Bishop & at Drivers he was not at home saw Mrs Driver who asked me to dinner but I was engaged met Price & went on the board with him to lunch dined at Price’s slept on board. Sunday 17th Went on shore with Buer called on Driver met T Smith there dined at Price’s with Buer slept on board. Monday 18th Went on shore with Buer Price ill, lunched there Price could not start into the Bush. Sent off dray to North walked to Curtain Point no sign of the Albatross Buer & Mr Peter started I waited for Price got his mare & rode into town found “Lapwing” getting under weigh to go fishing sent the mare back & went on board ran down [page 4] to South Entrance where we had seen the Petrel & anchored for the night caught four snapper & one shark – there was a fine echo from a musket Tuesday 19th got underweigh & ran down to Snapper Rock off the entrance no sport at 10 A.M got under weigh & ran down to Louthe6 Bay anchored off red rocky headland went in boat & caught 30 fine snapper. Wedy 20th caught 47 large snapper salted them got underweigh at 10 AM & beat up to Port Lincoln –(a reef off North entrance & another to S. of Round Island) got to Anchorage at 3 P.M. went on shore & found Price recovered dined there played whist slept on board fine weather thus far Thursday 21st a splendid day caught a lot of herrings over the side went on shore & lunched at Price’s intending to start to the station but the horses were lost dined at Price’s & slept there Friday 22d after breakfast started for the station near the swamp met Mr T Hawson who had some specimens of Copper ore & said Mr Buer would be in tomorrow went on thro’ the Meadows to “Charlton” a station about 1½ miles off the [page 5]

road to the Westward lunched there & saw some of my lambs crossed over & cut the Pillaworta Road7 about half a mile North of Gawler Pond – rode on to Biddles Station & saw the hut where the five people were murdered by the blacks & the gallows on which the murderers were hung Station deserted at present. after a smoke pushed on for three miles & then left the Pillaworta Road & steering N.W. about 3 miles got to the head station Saw one flock of Ewes & the young Ewes on [. . .] (Goulds lot) both looking well pretty station slept there. Saty 23d looked round the station garden &c and after breakfast I started on our return at about two miles from Biddles overtook Buer & Peter. rode on about two miles past Biddles & then left the road steering S.E. to Higgins station stopped there & lunched After lunch passed the place where Browns hutkeeper was murdered (Brown was murdered on the run [?] near Gawler Pond) arrived at Brown’s station (fortified) from thence to Port Lincoln took tea at Price’s found Chas Hawker

6 Now Louth Bay. 7 Near Tumby Bay.

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Mr Gower & Mr Gimmell there tuned the Piano forte which had arrived per Albatross had plenty of music &c went on board to sleep.

Sunday 24th Went on shore to dinner at Price’s at 3 walked to Curtain Point & saw Palmyra landing sheep spent the evening at Price’s sacred Music went on board in evening Monday 25th went on shore early put a string on Piano for Mrs Price spent the day there very pleasantly Buer came to dinner had plenty of music Tuesday 26th the Petrell8 arrived – Price Mrs Price Miss Young Peter Chas Hawker & Mr Gower joined us on a Picnic to Stamford Hill on which Flinders monument is built we lunched there. on our return we beat up Port Lincoln proper a splendid Harbour. returned to Boston Bay & landed the party took tea at Prices plenty of music as usual. Wedy 27th After breakfast went on shore & paid Bills &c lunched at Price’s & at 4 P.M. got underweigh for Adelaide Mr Price as passenger ran out & passed Palmyra at Anchor off Snapper rock beat down between the “Unknown” & “Dangerous” [page 7]

reefs towards Thistle Island Thursday 28th in sight of the Thistle all the morning almost calm at noon a breeze sprung up from the S.E. fetched to Eastward of Wedge Island at Sundown half a mile to leeward of the reef to the North of Althorpe Island ran thro’ between Althorpe & the two Islands, up helm, fine breeze. Friday 29th at daylight off Point Marsden ran up the Gulf with a fine breeze at 5 P.M passed the Light ship beat up the Harbour & got aground at the Red Buoy near the Port, our boat pulled up I found Wakeling’s Jim Baileys store & all that row of buildings totally destroyed by fire Police & soldiers (such as were not too drunk) playing on the ruins – went up to town & closed a very pleasant trip – Trip towards England 1848 p. 8 [page 8]

April 29th Having been in the Province of South Australia since the 12 th Feby 1839 I engaged my passage per Juno9 Steamer to Sydney intending to proceed to England from thence in the ship “Medway” round Cape Horn accompanied by my friend Moritz Mendell. A large party of friends invited us to a farewell dinner at Coppins Hotel I was so much pressed with business of my own & from commissions for other people that I could not get to the party until 9 oclock Having previously said good bye to Louisa10 her children & Mrs Newenham Old Charley Campbell broke the last link which bound me to town & all farewells having been taken (but the few who were to accompany us on board) he drove me & Alfred down to the Port with several other friends, Charley there left us Alfred Chas Fisher Shayle [?] & some others remained on board the Pilot having miscalculated the tide so that we cannot sail until 11 A.M. tomorrow instead of

8 The ship was spelled Petrel. 9 The steamer ‘Juno’ ran between Adelaide and Sydney. 10 Louisa Hardy, wife of Arthur’s brother Alfred.

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at six as was intended, this delay gives me time to complete my instructions for management of my affairs – Sunday 30 – Fine day After breakfast wrote out instructions & copy – Hauled off & got under weigh at 11.50 ran down to the Light ship 14 miles against tide in an hour & ten minutes About two miles further out the passengers were mustered & the ship searched for a bolter who was not found Wished Alfred good bye & watched the boat on shore at 7 P.M. off Cape Jervis & soon after turned in having had but little sleep the last three weeks. Monday 1st May Fine morning passed a large ship at six oclock At noon off Guichen Bay played whist ran along the coast uninteresting sandhills at 8 P.M. off Cape Northumberland Tuesday 2d At daylight ran into Portland Bay The Lawrence Rock at the N. side of the Bay The Lady Julia Percy’s Island on the South & Mount Napier an extinct Volcano bearing North about 30 miles Landed at Portland at 9 A.M & went to Portland hotel a very decent Inn [page 10] Wrote a letter to Evelyn Sturt11 about the claim the Sydney Banking Coy have made upon him & enclosed a letter to Wm James – Walked round the township very prettily situated & some very good houses Every other one & those the best Public houses Played Billiards had good dinner Inn clean people civil & moderate – Went on board in Evening, the passengers forward drunk & fighting The Police brought off 3 convicts & searched the vessel & took out one bolter (in irons) Wedy 3 My birthday Captn Kirsopp found he was short of coal & said he would take in 10 tons of coal & wood & sail at 11 A.M. So did not go on shore The cutter with five hands was sent shore the first thing in the morning to tow the lighter alongside but did not get the wood out until dark, the laziest set of vagabonds I ever saw. Weighed at 6 P.M. transpired [?] 1½ hours in getting the vessel round when fuel being still short the floats were taken off the Paddle wheels & sail made on the foremast, with a rattling breeze right [page 11]

aft we made the magnificent speed of 4 knotts on hour, If it were not for the honor of being in a steamer we might as well be in a sailing vessel which would go more than twice as fast – Vessel rolling very heavily Thursday 4th Still making 3 to 4 knotts an hour with a heavy rolling sea At Noon off Moonlight Head 80 miles in 17 hours at 3 P.M. off Cape Otway a bold headland on which a light house is in course of erection this is the North Western entrance of Bass’s Straits a tremendous sea runs here from the current in the Straits meeting the S West swell of the ocean, rounded the Cape at 4 P.M. & got into smooth water. We arrived off Port Phillip heads at midnight but the weather being thick stood off & lay too until daylight. Friday 5th At daylight got the steam up & ran thro’ the heads they are very picturesque a tremendous tide ripple runs between them got inside the Light house at 8 A.M. The scenery inside the Bay is very beautiful especially Station Peak to the Westward consisting of three remarkable

11 Evelyn Pitfield Shirley Sturt (1815-1885), brother of explorer Charles Sturt, had properties at Willunga and

Mount Gambier. He later became a police magistrate in Victoria

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Conical Hills To the Eastward towards Cape Schank are three mountains rising one higher than the other [a small sketch follows] The Bay is a splendid sheet of water.

At 1 PM we came to Anchor off Williams Town at the head of the Bay it is a dilapidated place – There is a small light house on the point, a small steamer took us off the Juno up the River Yarra it is a fine deep natural canal but vey narrow, we met a barque going down in tow of the “Euphrasia” the barque was built at Melbourne by Captn Cains12 &is a creditable vessel After passing the boiling down establishments (which must be a great nuisance to the town) we arrived at Melbourne in which I was agreably disappointed, We went to the Royal Hotel kept by Mr Pasper [?] a very good Inn. I called on Mr McArthur & went with him to look at Bakers & Drivers land & I got soaked with rain which lasted all the time we were at Melbourne. I saw Mr Power & called at Daly Campbells where I saw Mrs Campbell her mother & a lot of young giants Mrs Campbell was civil I did not see him We dined at the Royal & had a capital dinner After a rubber [page 13]

at whist we went to the Theatre in a cab the driver of which was drunk – the theatre is pretty but the actors & actresses were shocking [. . .] nobodey in the house – walked home with Kirsopp & reasoned over a glass of grog Josh Johnson remained at the Theatre promised to tell his wife if ever I see her – Saty 6th May – continued heavy rain went to McArthurs at the Bank & from thence to the Registry office at the Court House on the top of a hill – searched for titles of Drivers land & took extracts for Baker. Having worn my boots off purchased another pair dine at McArthurs & met Captn Webster [?] of Port Fairy Mr Campbell (of “Campbell & Woolley”) & Mr Bell [?] of the Bank Mrs McArthur was out of town, he was very civil offered his gig &c to go down in the morning. the Court House is a fine building & the public buildings generally as also \some of/ the private are very good Altogether it gives one the idea of a thriving place slept at the Royal Hotel – Sunday 7 We got up early & Mr Liasdel [?] drove us down to the Beach & put us on board in his whale boat the “Juno” being under weigh [page 14]

Bill at the Royal moderate £2 each including servants – the Juno is a fine vessel but the management on Mr Boyds part is shameful – When we came in there were no coals for her & it was only by chance some were procured. At 9 A.M. we got under steam, a fine day ran thro’ the heads at 2 P.M. against a tide running 6 knotts an hour like a mill sluice had a very heavy sea outside the vessel rolling & pitching tremendously at 6 P.M. off Cape Schank. Monday 8th Rounded Wilsons Promontory betn it & the Island of Rodondo at 4 A.M. less sea the Promontory is a fine bold Headland fine weather with squalls. played whist & won, luck changed Had some conversation with Mr Ebden a passenger going up to the Council in Sydney We made Cape Howe at Midnight but the weather being thick stood “off & on” until daylight vessel rolling heavily Friday \Tuesday/ 9th We ran close along the land, off Cape Howe is an Island almost a Peninsula– the Coast scenery the finest I remember to have seen the Range is topped by Mount

12 Captain Henry Cain (1816-1886) was a New Zealander who was trading in Melbourne in the 1840s and 50s.

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Imlay to the North at noon we were off the Ram Head13 & at 1½ PM ran into Twofold Bay & anchored – the scenery is very pretty & the place where we were, landlocked. We went on shore & took a stroll about Mr Boyds whaling establishments – We heard that the Catash [?] & drought were making sad ravages in the Manera [?] district distant about 40 miles from Twofold Bay. Having taken in coal & some passengers we left the Bay not having seen BoydTown which is behind a head in the centre of the Bay but just catching a glimpse of Eden the Government township which is in the Northern Bay & at which a ship was taking in stock for New Zealand Wedy 10th At daylight we were off Cape Dromedary & at 8 A.M. off the Pigeon House a remarkable isolated mountain visible at a great distance in every direction At noon we were off Cape St George & Jervis Bay a tremendous current sets here to the Southward & a heavy sea at Sundown we were off Woollangong14 played whist at 11 P.M we made the Light House on the South Head & ran into the Harbour a small steamer from the Northward came in at the same [page 16]

time & we ran up the Harbor in Company both ringing their bells –& having steamed thro’ Sydney Cove came to Anchor off Moores wharf at half an hour past midnight having used up the whole of our fuel, had a North East gale which threatened at Sundown come on we should have been compelled to go back to Twofold Bay for fuel. Thursday 11th Up early. The Harbour is certainly very fine but much narrower than I had expected before breakfast Mr Bunce [?] came on board & we went with him up to the Royal Hotel & breakfasted there, it is a large cold rambling miserable house, After breakfast called at Bank of Australasia saw Mr Chas Falconer who was civil saw Jno Hill & Fredk Jones went with them to the Adelphi Hotel to lunch & engaged beds there. Jones drove me round the Domain & part of the City in his Cab After lunch hired a cab (capital two horse Phaeton) drove to Campbell & Cos wharf & saw them Captn Coombe’s of the Medway was not in called on Mr Montefiore who invited me & Mendell to dinner on Saty left the question [page 17]

open saw Ebden who offered to propose me at the Club. dined at the Royal room dinner passable wine & attendance bad. Went to the Theatre which was exceedingly creditable Actors & actresses good, better than most English Provincial Theatres played Billiards afterwards – & had a supper of rock oysters which are delicious – Friday 12th before breakfast got a warm bath &c after breakfast went to Campbell & Cos & saw Coombes who informed us that he had altered his destination & was taking Sir M OConnel & family to Ceylon en route to England via Egypt & offered me a passage for £ 40 which after a few minutes consideration I accepted Mendell determined to go round the Horn, we are to sail positively on the 20th so that I cannot accept Ebdens offer of a trip to Illawarra. Called at Griffiths Fanning & Co’s & Flower Salting Co’s

neither in. called on Mr Atherton & had a long chat with him opened an account at the Bank of Australasia. After lunch went with Coombes & Mendell to see the Marmion & City of Poonah – Went to the Juno & got my

13 Rame Head. 14 Wollongong.

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Portmanteau up. called on the R Catholic Dean McEneroe [?] who was not at home left Dr Murphy’s letter & a cheque for £5:15: which Dr Murphy had asked me to take for him dined at the Adelphi wine & dinner good – Went to the Theatre & saw some dissolving views which were tolerable & heard a Nigger song which was execrable. Played Billiards Rock Oysters &c. Saty 13th After breakfast called on Mr Can & talked over D Campbells complaint He promised to look out the papers Paid him the amount received for him in Trench & Griffen, went on board the Medway & got a boat from there to the Juno for my traps, met Mr B Boyd & Mr Robinson M. L. C. his partner. lunched on Board called on Mr Young the Sherriff in the afternoon took a drive with F Jones to the Glebe dined at the Adelphi went to the Theatre billiards &c Sunday 14th After breakfast rode with F Jones to Woollamoolloo the houses & gardens are very good & remind one of the best English suburban residences. walked into the R.C. Cathedral fine stained glass windows walked in the domain & Botanical Gardens the latter [page 19] are exceedingly pretty especially the walk round the Margin of the Bay the Norfolk Island Pines are magnificent. dined at the Adelphi Bunce Hill & Johnson dined with us Monday 15th After breakfast called on Mr Want [?} for Evelyn Sturt, he was not in, called on Griffiths Fanning & Co who were not in but could give me little information respecting Pollards land called on E H Pollard who did not appear to be communicative, but waited for a proposal called on Mr Mickie [?] walked with Mr Carr to his house at Woollamoolloo & dined there met Mr Owen nice house & gardens Mrs Carr was ill Capital dinner wines &c – the people here all live in much greater style than we can afford. query can they? nous verrons, walked home in the Evening. Billiards Supper &c. Tuesday 16th After breakfast drove out with F Jones in his cab called on Mr Want who said it was Chambers & Holden who acted in Sturts matter lunched on board the Juno, in afternoon drove out to the Glebe dined at Mr Youngs the Sheriffs met an [The two lines which follow have been erased and then covered with a scribbly line.]

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met Mr Cooper Turner, Mr Owen Captn Coombes & a stranger lately arrived from England. Billiards &c. Wedy 17th Drove as far as Bedlam Ferry & thro’ Five dock farm. & breakfasted at an Inn upon the road called on Mr Mickie who executed the Parringa deed as did also J L Montefiore for himself & Mr Graham called on Carr & at Fords the stationers & bought some stationary called at Bank of Australasia & arranged to draw on London for what extra money I might require for the Overland route went on board Medway & got my desk out dined at Adelphi played Billiards & went to bed early but tired Thursday 18th called on Mr Holden about E. Sturts business He promised to write went about to the Coach makers looking for a carriage for Jno Baker went to “Juno” & lunched on board called on Carr who gave me a letter to Daly Campbell saying that he (DC) was in error. Wrote a letter to D Campbell enclosing Carr’s dined at Adelphi went to Theatre drove out on the Parramatta road to Supper at Sportsman Inn. Adventure with four men with their faces blackened.

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Friday 19th Wrote letters to Wm James, Alfred, Jno Baker Judge Cooper for whom I purchased rules of Supreme Court in Sydney for 25/- called on Mr Mickie who sailed per “Juno” with F. Jones Jno Hill, Bunce & Johnson, dined at Adelbhi & finished up with billiards. Saty 20th recd tre15 from Alfred yesterday & another today called on Mrs Mickie Mr à Beckett, Campbell tertius & at Bank of Australasia drove out on Parramatta road dined at Adelphi went to Theatre & billiards. Sunday 21st Drove to Botany Bay to the “Sir Joseph Banks” Hotel, a decent Inn, pleasant green sward Emu &c fine Bay La Perouse monument &c drove to Government Domain walked in the gardens dined with Mr & Mrs Young en famille Monday 22nd Mr Justice Dickenson called on me at breakfast as a friend of the Gordons he told me that Gordon had acted under his advice in going to Calantha & had been very prudent & economical here Mr Geo Were called again called on Mr à Becket who executed Parringa Deed called on R Campbell tertius who promised to see Mr Wentworth, lunched on board the [page 22] City of Poonah with Mendell, went on board the Medway drove to Domain & heard the band play dined at Judge Dickensons dinner good & well served Mrs Dickenson good looking & agreable plays well & sings tolerably voice rather harsh in upper notes met Mr OConnor clerk of Council & his wife & Mr Perry Tuesday 23d Wrote a long letter to Louisa called on R Campbell last. who appointed tomorrow at ½ p 12 for himself & Mr Wentworth to execute the Parringa deed. called on Mrs Young & Mrs Dickenson lunched on board Medway called on Mr Holden & went with him to Mr King Collector for Sydney Banking Coy in E. Sturts matter. saw the books & he promised me a copy of the account. went to Supreme Court & obtained an order for Darlinghurst Gaol from the Sheriff called on Bishop Broughton dined at the Adelphi & went to Theatre. Wedy 24th Wrote a long letter to [. . .] Anstey Saw troops inspected in Domain called on R Campbell & got Parringa deed executed by him & Mr Wentworth M.L.C. the latter a particularly disagreable person – lunched on board the Medway [page 23] called on Mrs Carr. went over Darlinghurst Gaol & Court House with the Governor Mr Keck16 the gaol is clean & secure dined at Adelphi went to a Ball given by the Mayor at Ermine near New Town very slow. too many men & the women old ugly & vulgar went away after a stand up Supper disgusted with myself for having gone – Thursday 25th lunched on board the Medway dined at Mr Owens met Mr & Mrs Joubert daughter of Owens pleasant people but sleepy from last nights ball. Friday 26th Rain all day called at Bank lunched on board Medway drove out with Coombes & Mendell to Darling Nursery to purchase trees for Baker & myself. dined at Adelphi. Coombes dined with us. Saty 27th Sheriff called & asked me to dinner tomorrow played Billiards walked with Carr to Woollamoolloo & thro’ the Domain called on Mr Flower at the Club dined at Adelphi walked thro’ the market in the evening fine show of fruits vegetables &c & crowded with people went to bed early Sunday 28th After breakfast drove with Mendell

15 ‘tre’ was a family abbreviation for letter. 16 Henry Keck was the first Governor of Darlinghurst Gaol.

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to the South Head Lighthouse the road is very pretty & picturesque past Rose Bay but very heavy for wheels inspected the Lanthorn dined at Mr Youngs met Mr Cooper Turner & Dr Sullivan a fellow passenger for Medway Monday 29th drove in Mr Carr’s carriage to the funeral of Sir M OConnel it rained all the time & I saw nothing. went on board the Medway dined at Adelphi & went to Theatre Mr Ebden called in the afternoon with Mr Flower & Mr Rogers who is going by the Medway. Tuesday 30th called on Mr Ring & obtained copy of E Sturts account called at Bank lunched on board Medway dined at Adelphi with Coombes went to Theatre Wedy 31st Went to the Library & read two hours well constructed rooms dined on board the Medway met Major & Miss Marlow R.E. Phillip Turners sister in law Mrs McDonald a pleasing widow from Parramatta Mrs Church & two pretty daughters Mrs Mitchell &c &c &c pleasant party enough – Thursday 1 June Went to Supreme Court for Jas Kinchela’s17 trial went on board the [page 25]

Medway called at the Library, went to a fancy fair at the Orphan Schools called at Club dined there with Mr Rogers &a Mr Goldsmith from Melbourne went to Theatre Friday 2d Went to Supreme Court at Darlinghurst Kinchela’s trial not coming on today saw Judge Dickenson who had received letters from the Gordons & said he believed the Tucks [?] were in Rome he gave me a memorandum for his brother in law in Madrass & his brother in London & asked me to call & say they were well, took the principal part of my luggage on board the Medway & repacked it & sent surplus to the “City of Poonah” in Cedar chest dined at Campbells at the wharf Miss Campbell & her sister not good looking but pleasing had a good deal of music Mr Jeffrey’s the brother in law knew the Burdetts at Twickenham & Mrs Vialls & her daughters. very wet evening & could get no cab. Saty 3d June posted letters to Jno Baker, Anstey, Alfred, Louisa, & E Sturt enclosing copy of his acot. from the Sydney Banking Company called at Bank of Australasia left P.P.C’s at Mrs Campbells Mrs Youngs Mrs Can’s & Mrs Dickensons who made [page 26]

me promise to see her brother should I call at Madrass & say they were well. lunched at the Club went to Supreme Court when Jas Kinchela was tried for Abduction & convicted Gill was tried for shooting at him & acquitted two most singular results but ones surprise abates when Mr J. P. Hughes who was tried & acquitted yesterday actually in the middle of his trial had a private room in the Inn opposite where when the Jury were allowed to retire for lunch the prisoner lunched with them – Advance Australia !!! dined at the Club Mr Dickenson told me that he also knew the Vialls’ at Twickenham Sunday 4th June Wrote letters to Mrs James & Chas Campbell drove out on Parramatta road & dined at Club. Monday 5th Went to Bank drew out sovereigns paid bills &c lent Captn Coombes ₤35 & went on board the Medway at 11 AM accompanied by Mendell & some Sydney acquaintances taking my farewell of New South Wales without regret. The Harbour is certainly very fine the Country round Sydney very poor a great deal has been done

17 James Butler Kinchela was tried for abducting Miss Gill and convicted.

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in buildings & improvements with the great quantity of Convict labor, but the people with a few exceptions, are overreaching extravagant ill bred & assuming much of the style of Tittlebat Titmouse Esqre18 – When we got on board we found Lady OConnell Captn Ths OConnel & several friends on board. we got under weight at ½ p 2 P.M. When our friends left us & we ran down round Bradleys head where we met the [. . .] Man of war coming in & anchored in Watsons Bay, the pilot fearing that there would not be sufficient wind to go out. Our Pilot Mr Jackson brother of J A Jackson asked me to remember him to his brother & say that he & his father were well & that all his family were well with the exception of the loss of a child seven weeks old. Tuesday 6th at 11 Am got under weigh & stood out with a fine breeze at S.E. & heavy rain Pilot left us at 11.30 A.M. & shook hands with us all round; now, seeing that he had not known us before it reminded me of the Clergyman shaking hands with the poor wretches on the scaffold before giving the signal to the hangman – I was ill [page 28]

& suffered from intense head ache & turned in early, the fact is I have been living too well & ought to have prepared myself at Midnight we were off Port Stephens – Wedy 7th fine & pleasant breeze at Noon 31.25 long 154.34 E off Port Macquarie turned in early & took a dose of Gregorys mixture Thursday 8th Fine breeze from S.S.W but less of it at noon off Moreton Bay Lat 28.17 long. Lady OConnell & Mrs O Connell got on deck the former apparently has got over her seasickness but the latter is still suffering much I was introduced to Lady O.C. a splendid sunset but less wind the ship going 5 & 6 knots only in the afternoon weather getting warmer played drafts draughts & whist. Friday 9th June. a beautiful day & pleasant breeze Lat 25.34 Long 155.33. off South Entrance of Harveys Bay19 formed by the Island20 of which Breaksea spit (the entrance to the Inner route) is the Northern end. ││ Memo allowance of water not sufficient for washing stipulate for more in future ││ passages In the evening Captn Coombes left us in the middle of a rubber at a misterious [page 29]

nod from the first officer, the cause turned out to be a tide ripple instead of a reef as was at first supposed – Saty 10th Beautiful weather Lat 23.55 Long 155.20 from Noon until Sundown calm & looking hot towards the North, but delightfully cool on board The evenings are lovely fine moon introduced to Mrs OConnel. We are slipping thro’ the water with a five knot breeze & the ship perfectly steady, she is a fine Sailor – Sunday 11th Cloudy morning no observation of the Sun could be obtained either in the morning or at noon by our dead reckoning we were about 30 miles south of Wreck Reef in Lat 22.10 at 2.30 P.M. we were pleased at discovering the reef right ahead & Bird Island was seen from the Foreyard, thus giving us our exact position for tonights run there being some reefs to the Northwest & to leeward of us All the afternoon we have had calms & baffling winds & only cleared the West end of the reef at 10 P.M. the Captn thinking it better to be sure than sorry gave it a wide berth

18 Ten Thousand a Year, with the main character Tittlebat Titmouse, was a famous popular novel by English

barrister Samuel Warren. It was first published in the Edinburgh Magazine in 1839. 19 Now Hervey Bay. 20 Fraser Island.

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Monday 12th fine breeze with heavy rain at Noon [page 30]

Lat 20.58 Long 155.1 the weather cleared up in the afternoon & we consider ourselves fairly in the South East tradewind. weather deliciously warm & nights beautiful caught two Boobies Tuesday 13th fine weather & pleasant breeze Lat 18.52 Long 155.19 In the afternoon the breeze fell light making 2 to 3 knots. Wedy 14th fine weather Lat 17.50 Long 154.52 Light winds all day Thursday 15th fine weather but warm Lat 16.44 Long 153.20 light winds in the forenoon in the afternoon the wind freshened up – Friday 16th fine warm weather lat 15.2 Long 151.9 Saty 17 fine Breeze Lat 13.16 S Long 148.56. Sunday 18th fresh breeze at noon Lat 11.56 Long 146.20 going about 9 knots. as this rate of going would bring us in with the Barrier Reef at about 10 oclock tonight sail was shortened all day & at 8 P.M. took in two reefs in the topsails & stood to the South West at 10 P.M. ware ship & stood to the North East Monday 19th at 6AM fresh breeze ware ship & stood West by South Kept a look out from the Mast Head since last night Unrove all [page 31] the Studding sail gear to make the yards handy for working the ship through the entrance when it shall be discovered at 10 A.M. the lookout at the Mast Head hailed “Breakers ahead” the Captain went to the foretopgallant yard & shortly ordered the topgallant sails to be furled & the yards braced sharp up the ship laying North North East & pitching heavily at 11.30 we took double altitude for the latitude which gave us 11.45 the Captain got the run at noon & immediately afterwards the look out man hailed “Beacon on the Larboard Bow” this removed all anxiety & we went to luncheon after which the Beacon erected on Raines Island21 was visible from the deck distant about 8 miles at 2 P.M we ran in between Raines Island & the Detached Reef & hauled up to the South West about nine miles when we fairly entered the Barrier Reefs we carried on about nine miles farther South South West and anchored in sixteen fathoms water with 75 fathoms of chain quite Surrounded by reefs – the water was smooth but the wind blew very hard. we were glad to lie leeward of the reefs. [page 32]]

Tuesday 20th at 8 A.M. sheeted home the topsails & ran in between the middle banks & Ashmore banks at 10 A.M. we were abreast of Hardy’s Islands at 11 A.M. we were up with Cockburn’s Islands& ran along the edge of the reef taking the North Passage at the North West end of the reef we saw the mast of a wreck above water and a canoe containing five or six natives on the reef fishing. The Captn intended standing on for Cairncross Island22 but found it too late & hauled up for Bird Islands where we anchored at 2.30 P.M. at 4 we went on shore and found plenty of coral some turtle shells & some small shells much broken. Came off at Sundown & found my Cabin full of water the men having neglected to turn off the Cistern pipe before they filled it, found all my segars spoilt & my things including papers wet. Wedy 21st at 6.30 got under weigh & passed McArthur and Hannibal Islands to the Westward & some sandy Bays to the Eastward & passed between the Cairncross Islands off

21 Raine Island, a coral cay on the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef. 22 Off the Jardine National Park near Cape York.

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Orford Ness at 10 AM. running along from five to seven miles from the Mainland which consists of very high Sandhills at 11.30 Point Shadwell [page 33]

was visible from the deck & passed at 12.30. We passed Turtle Island at 1 P.M. & at 2½ were off “Fly Point” & at 3 P.M. rounded Albany Rock and Islands between them & Mount Adolphus Islands thro’ a very strong current & tide ripple at 4 P.M. we rounded Cape York the most Northern land of New Holland & the proposed site of a coaling depot for the Australian line of steamers. the land much better than we had previously seen. from thence North we passed to the North of Possession Island & between Great & Little Woody Islands and Entrance Island & passing close to the Heroine rock tho’ some strong tide ripples brought up at 5.30 P.M. between Prince of Wales Island & the Drain. the scenery amongst the Islands was occasionally very beautiful & we have passed a great many reefs & Islands besides those mentioned Thursday 22d at 7 A.M. we were underweigh at a 10.30 were clear of Torres Straits when we hauled up for Booby Island where we proposed leaving letters in the Post Office which consists of a three dozen wine cask Wrote to Louisa saying that we were all well at Noon we [page 34]

hove to & sent the Cheif officer on shore in the second Cutter with the letters, he reported that the Gazelle had been there on the 19th at 11 P.M. beating us two days but she had taken the Inner passage & had only anchored four times the “Peri” Grace Darling” & Auriga” had passed thro’ on the 20th but no news of the Bolton or Euphrates which sailed on the same day as the Peri. Eight days before us At 2 P.M. we made all sail before a fine South East Monsoon for Galle – Friday 23d Lovely weather & splendid breeze at Noon Lat 10.35 Long 138.55. being 180 miles in 22 hours Saty 24th Fine weather moderate breeze Lat 10.15 Long 136.18 passed Cape Wessell23 but did not see it Sunday 25th Fine weather & moderate breeze Lat 10. Long 133.18. Monday 26 close warm weather Lat 9.48 Long 130.48 having passed between Timor Laut & Port Essington at Noon we were South of Melville I. Tuesday 27th Fine warm weather & more wind Lat 10.23 Long 127.27 at Noon South of the Eastern end of Timor & in the middle of the Timor sea at Midnight we were abreast [page 35]

of the East end of the great Sakul Shoal Wedy 28th All night & this day has been very warm from the contiguity of the land Lat 10.45 Long 124.– a strong current setting us to the South West, the high land of Timor was visible but much obscured by heat & mist at 3 P.M. we sighted the Island of Rottee24 & at 4.30 we passed in sight of the Straits of Samao25 & close to Rottee, the Cocoa nut trees on shore were plainly visible & at Sundown saw the Island of Pulo Dana when at the entrance of the Straits of Samao we were within twenty miles of the Dutch settlement of Coupang in Timor, it is on the East side of the Island as we left the land at night the breeze was cooler. Thursday 29th beautiful day Lat 11.8 Long 121.45 the Island of Samau being to the North of us.

23 The Wessel Islands are part of the Northern Territory. 24 Roti. 25 Semou.

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Friday 30th Lat 11.13 Long 118.53 & parallel to the Western end of Sandalwood Island26, for the last few days we have seen immense quantities of flying fish. Saty 1 July. very warm, after breakfast it was reported to the Captn that the coals on which some of the horses were standing were very warm & on examining them it was found [page 36]

that we had narrowly escaped fire from spontaneous combustion as it is two or three of the horses have suffered much, the Capn & the mate being in the hold we did not get the Sun. Sunday 2d Nearly calm all day & exceedingly hot with much rain, to add to my comfort the steward had left my Port open & when I went to my cabin I found my bed full of water I slept on the lockers in the Capts cabin Monday 3d Still hot & showery Lat 9.45 Long 111.45 In the last three days we have passed the Islands of Sumbawa Lombok & Bally27 & the Straits of Allas & Bally. Tuesday 4th continual rain all forenoon Lat 9.38 Long by afternoon sights 109.15 Wedy 5th Nearly calm all day Lat 9.55 Long 107.55 caught another shark Dolphin & Bonnella about all the morning – close warm weather. Thursday 6th calm & squalls from North North West Lat 10.39 Long 107.26 saw some drifting timber & many flying fish Friday 7th fine Lat 11.48 Long 106.57 Saty 8th fine but calm Lat 13.37 Long 105.– the man at the wheel not watching the [page 37]

swell got thrown over the wheel & came down rather heavily on the deck but was not hurt. Sunday 9th calm Lat 13.48 Long 104.36 – Monday 10th Fine & light breeze from South East Lat 13.56 Long 104.2 Dolphin alongside. Tuesday 11th Light breeze saw a Dutch barque at daylight standing to the North Shewed colours but did not exchange numbers, during the calms we have always had cloudy & threatening weather but with the breeze we have a fine day Lat 14.22. Long 103.– Wedy 12th Fine & pleasant breeze Lat 14.14 Long 101.8 at Sundown saw a ship standing to the South showed our Ensign but she did not reply. Thursday 13th Fine pleasant weather Lat 113.48 Long 99 21 Friday 14th Fresh breeze Lat 12.48 Long 97.30 at 5 P.M. sighted the Coco’s or Keeling Islands another proposed coaling place for the Australian Steamers they are low & covered with cocoa nut trees & extend about 30 miles North & South we hauled to the Southward. they are bad to make in the dark but a light house might obviate this objection Saty 15th Fresh breeze * showery weather, no sights. [page 38]

Sunday 16th Fine fresh breeze. Lat 10.39 Long 91.55 at one bell the usual order was given to “rig the Church” and “lay aft to prayers” I have been reading Baths Church History a useful publication of the Christian Gospel [?] Society Monday 17th fine breeze Lat 19.45 Long 88.43. Tuesday 18th Showery. at daylight exchanged numbers [?] with the barque “Oriental” from Calcutta to Liverpool she reported that freights were £4 a ton interesting to the Captn but not to us. Lat 8 Long 86.20

26 now Sumba. 27 Bali.

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Wedy 19th fine but warm Lat 6.5 Long 84.24 Thursday 20th calm with rain no observation Friday 21st breeze from South East at Noon Lat 4.4. Long 80.10 we hauled up for Ceylon being now to the Westward of Galle. Saty 22d Variable winds Lat 1.52 Long 80. Sunday 23d fine morning we reckon on crossing the line by Noon at 9 AM a sudden squall of wind & rain from South West which we hope will prove to be the Monsoon at Noon we were two miles North Long 80.12 in the afternoon heavy squalls. Monday 24th very squally & raining all day [page 39]

the Monsoon has continued from the first to the North of West & occasions us some anxiety as to whether we shall fetch Galle being close hauled & making much leeway the ship being very light Lat 2.33 Long 80.25. Tuesday 25th fine weather & more wind but still from North of West at Noon Lat 4.41 Long 80.21 being about 83 miles from our destination but to leeward at 10 PM the lookout hailed “ light on the lee bow” when the ship was put about & a row of lights along shore were visible supposed to be Galle we stood off for four hours & then tacked to `the North again Wedy 26th Fine day, at day light we were about five miles from land & ascertained we were off Matura twenty miles to leeward of Galle we saw several fishing boats lay the ship to & they beat up to us but sailed round & would not communicate, so there was nothing for it but to beat to the Westward stood off S. S. West & at noon our Lat was 5.24 & Long 80>41 when we ‘bout ship & stood in at 4.30 P.M. we were close in with the land having fetched up to Woody Island in Red Bay stood off & on [page 40]

until 10.30 when we stood off for the night. Thursday 27th fine day, at 6 AM put the ship about & stood up for the Island again at Noon made the land to the Eastward of Red Bay beating to windward all day & night but made but little way Friday 28th beating all day but doing no good spoke the “Jannett” from London to Madrass out 97 days & exchanged colors with a Grab Saty 29th When we made the land this morning we were farther to leeward than yesterday we lose at night in standing off all that we make by day beating up in shore in the afternoon a boat came off with Pineapples B anana’s & Shaddocks28 In the evening saw the Bragawna [?] & Bentick steamers for Singapore & Calcutta, beat up all night within two miles of shore amongst reefs & rocks Sunday 30th At daylight we were to windward of the Port saw the \Lady/ Mary Wood Steamer going to Madrass for troops in consequence of an Insurrection at Kandy. A pilot came off & at 7 AM we anchored in Galle Harbor which is well sheltered but a heavy swell allways runs [page 41] which makes it necessary to moor ships head & stern. After breakfast went on shore in a Canoe a curious boat made out of a tree with an outrigger & went thro’ the fort & stopped at the Mansion House Hotel where we had Tiffen the buildings & fortifications are almost entirely Dutch dined on board & in the Evening cam on shore when we first heard of the French Revolution & the other disturbances in Europe

28 Southeast Asian Citrus fruit.

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Monday 31st After breakfast got our traps on shore dined at Lady O’Connels in the Evening took our places in the Mail for Colombo tomorrow, we walked round the Ramparts a pleasant promenade & enjoyed the sea breek breeze Tuesday 1st August At gun fire we started in the Colombo Mail an open four wheeled carriage with two horses which go well & are often changed we did the 72 miles in ten hours the road was splendid all the way but a great sameness exists cocoa nut trees plantains & pineapple fences we crossed several rivers driving into Punts & out again the population is very dense being like a village all the way, we stopped to breakfast [page 42]

at a place four miles on the Galle side of Calitura29 & had a miserable feed for which a high charge was made Calitura is a pretty place fortified by the Dutch but is apparently ungarrisoned from about twelve miles from Colombo we passed thro’ Cinnamon Plantations on both sides of the road very much neglected fences out of repair & buffaloes feeding amongst the trees & breaking them down for a few miles out of Colombo the road is lined with Capital bungalows, the drive into Colombo is very pretty over a plain between the sea & some small lakes – the road all the way follows the coast cutting off small points here & there. Colombo is strongly fortified & the Public & other buildings are good, we here first saw Elephants carrying burdens I had a hot bath which much relieved me & then walked round the Ramparts & returned to dinner at the Royal Hotel which has the makings of a good Inn but the Master is above his business & it is badly managed Wedy 2d Colombo is hotter & closer than Galle we drove in a Garreéi30 to the bridge of boats [page 43]

on the road to Kandy & back by Slave Island the roadstead of Colombo is entirely exposed & the socalled Harbor a Bay with a heavy swell tumbling in I called on Coll Grantham to enquire about a son of Lady OConnells & found he had gone to Galle today, we proposed going to Kandy tomorrow but he advised us that the Insurrection was spreading & that it would not be safe heard the Band of the 37 th Reg play but not well Thursday 3d at gunfire we were off again to Galle the country is exceedingly well watered, & the bridges & ferries are very good. went to the reading rooms & dined at the Mansion House Friday 4th went on board the Medway & had breakfast – called on Mr Armitage as to our exchanging sovereigns for rupees, we got 22s/3 for our Sovereigns, those having the George & Dragon are worth 22/6. the Georges & Williams not “Dragons” 22s/- & the Victoria’s 21/9 – we dined at our Inn & had to visit us Capt Coombes Mr Binnie Dr McShane & Dr OSullivan Saty 5th went down to the Jetty to see the Medway off but found she was in the offing bearing up [page 44]

for Dondra Head. passed the day at the Reading room dined at Mansion House & went to the OConnells in the evening & played whist

29 Now Kalutara. 30 Probably ‘Gharry’.

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Sunday 6th Heavy squalls but close warm weather passed the day at the reading rooms & walked round the Ramparts in the evening Monday 7th Squally. engaged passage to Southampton paid 1130 rupees. played billiards, in the evening a Mr Vallance dined at our Inn – ascertained that his brother of the firm of Smith & Vallance formerly of Adelaide lived at a sugar estate about eight miles from Galle & accepted his invitation to go out & see it tomorrow Tuesday 8th at Gunfire proceeded in a Garrée to the Gindra River four miles where we got into Mr Vallance’s covered boat & were towed by the men up the River to his place, A fine river with a strong current & full of alligators we stopped on the road at a Nutmeg plantation & saw the trees in full bearing it did not appear to be a paying concern. We found a very nice Bungalow & after Tiffen walked thro’ the Sugar Canes they employ about eighty Malabars31 for 100 acres besides Cingalese [page 45]

labor the Machinery buildings & Steam engine appeared to be in creditable order. tasted the Cane & got some seeds of the wax plant dined & slept at the Bungalow Wedy 9th After breakfast returned to Galle there was a great “fresh” in the river which tho’ deep has a dry bar at its mouth. Found the Lady Mary Wood in from Madrass having landed her troops at Trincomalee. Thursday 10th fine passed the day at reading room & billiards. Friday 11th Repetition of yesterday Saty 12th Fine drove out to a Cinnamon Garden about four miles on the road to Colombo In the afternoon two large vessels arrived from England with coals making three since we have been here. Sunday 13th drove out on the Matura road, which is very pretty visited two Temples of Bhudda. exceedingly tawdry Monday 14th very hot & close. reading & billiards Tuesday 15th drove out to Revd Dr Garstins32 on the road to Badigam, it is a very pretty spot on the top of a hill round which the road [page 46] winds up to the Bungalow, At dinner met a Mr Hudson & another from Colombo the former said he knew Jms Tuck [?] well Wedy 16th Reading all day in evening went round the Ramparts went to the OConnells & played whist – Thursday 17th the steamer from China arrived here this morning bringing us passengers for the Precursor amongst them a Mr Bigge from Moreton Bay & a Mr Gwynne brother of E C Gwynne of Adelaide, he is in the post Office & is a second class passenger from China Billiards & walked round the Ramparts Went to OConnells in the evening & tasted Mangustain33, which is certainly a good fruit but far from as good as I had anticipated Friday 18th Heavy rain all day, looking out for “Precursor” but unavailingly Billiards &c Saty 19th the Precursor arrived at daylight packed up clothes &c & engaged Cabin forward on the Starboard side – the Cabins forwards are cooler & have more air & less motion than those aft. took our traps on board in the afternoon, the vessel horribly dirty

31 In the colonial era Westerners referred to all the people of South India as Malabars. 32 Reverend Norman Garstin was the Colonial Chaplain at Galle. 33 Mangustan or Mangosteen, a tropical fruit..

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from coaling & we were far from preposse delighted with the appearance of the passengers who appear a mixture of assurance & vulgarity. Sunday 20th Went on board at 7.30 A.M. vessel still coaling & he repairing her engines which had broken down again at 1.30 P.M. we got underweigh & stood out of the Harbour – A boat belonging to the Pekin out sailing for pleasure capsized in a squall about two miles from the anchorage and it was an exciting scene the boats from the various vessels pulling off to assist them All were saved – a Mrs Kesterman a sister of Grey of New Zealand came on board she appears extremely vulgar – a Mr Gwynne brother of E.C. Gwynne of Adelaide has a second class passage and complains of the treatment he receives – there are no seats on board, all passengers should bring chairs – I picked out a soft plank on the deck – We met a heavy head Sea and steered South West the canoes of Ceylon are unlike any I have before seen being hollowed out of a tree & having a log for an outrigger about ten feet [page 48]

from the side of the canoe, they sail well to Windward – Monday 21st fine weather made 150 miles, slow work one of the engines requires two men throwing water on the crank pin night and day played chess with Lady OConnel & won There is a very Slow band on board. Tuesday 22d Squally. At Noon we had made 193 miles on a S.W. course and altered course to West Lat 1.30 North & heavy Sea. Wednesday 23d Squally at Noon the South Island of the one & a half degree channel thro’ the Maldives bore West by S. 55 miles spoke a French ship the Groga of Nance at 3 PM. – In the evening we ran thru’ the Islands – a good deal of amusement was excited by a passenger from Calcutta a sadler who insisted on sig singing songs & was much laughed at – Thursday 24th Fine made only 154 miles on a W by N. course very slow this, it is extraordinary that whilst we were to leeward of the Maldives we had such a heavy head sea whilst to Windward of them it is comparatively quite smooth. Friday 25th Fine weather made only 153 miles on a [page 49]

W. by N. course played chess. Saturday 26th Fine same course made only 140 miles Sunday 27th Fine same course made 180 miles Monday 28th Fine made 210 miles on N.West course Tuesday 29th the Monsoon is freshening up made 195 miles on a N West course. Wednesday 30th Strong Monsoon & heavy sea, ship rolling as steamers only can roll & very few at dinner made 250 miles on a North West course. Thursday 31st Sea still running very high & the Monsoon blowing half a gale of wind made 245 miles at 5 P.M. sighted Socotra34 & the two smaller Islands called the “Brothers” We are considerably to the North of our reckoning, we have met with extraordinary currents ever since leaving Galle Altered course to West by North & at 10 P.M. got under the lea of Cape Gardafui water smooth but the temperature which has been cold for the last few days suddenly became very high Friday 1st September – Warm & fine all day at Noon we were about 220 miles from Aden. Saty 2d at 9 A.M. land was seen ahead & between 12 & 1 we ran into Aden Bay & anchored. It is

34 A smalll archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean.

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the most desolate place imaginable from the Sea Went on shore at 2 PM to a very decent Inn – towards sundown a large party rode out on Donkeys to the Camp distant five miles It is well worth seeing the defences are very strong in fact it is a second Gibraltar, the water on shore is exceedingly bad & passengers should take a few bottles from the ship – We dined & slept at the Inn & had rather a noisy party. Sunday 3d It was excessively hot during the forenoon, about 2 PM we went on board to dinner having dropped Captn Whettell 20th Native Infantry & taken in three passengers at 7 P.M we got underweigh & soon lost sight of the land – amongst them Brigadier Spiller Commandant of Aden who turned out an agreable companion. Monday 4th at daylight we were off the Strait of BabellMandell35, we entered the Red Sea thro’ the narrow channel about two miles wide, the Southern channel is about five miles wide but intricate from shoals & reefs, the entrance is picturesque we ran thro at 8 A.M at Noon we saw Mocha36 & eight vessels in the roads – [page 51]

We saw several small Islands & had made at Noon 130 miles from Aden – In the evening we passed some large Volcanic Islands, the weather exceedingly warm. Tuesday 5th Very warm all day ran 180 miles to Noon passed a belt of fish spawn about 20 yards wide and extending East & West as far as the eye could reach very hot all night. Wednesday 6th Still warm ran 218 miles to Noon a sailor died of Dysentery & was buried at noon Sundown At 4 PM the crank pin of the starboard engine broke & delayed us until 8.30 PM replacing it by another – This is the third time the Precursor has broken down in the same way Thursday 7th Still warm but not so hot as before Lat at Noon 20. N. passed Jeddah37 at 3 P.M. in the evening saw some remarkable mountains to the Westward in the Nubian Desert ran 140 miles to noon – Friday 8th cooler in the evenings. ran only 170 miles having a strong North West wind in the evening we passed an Island to the Westward. Saturday 9th ran 170 miles weather fine & cool at Sundown sighted the mountains of the Nubian Desert. [page 52] Sunday 10th At 8 AM we entered the Straits of Jubal saw on both sides high land especially to the Eastward amongst which ranges Mount Sinai is situated & is just visible from one point the Gulf of Suez narrowed gradually all day & at nightfall appeared to be about twelve miles wide the Eastern coast appearing the most ironbound & inhospitable imaginable Monday 11th At 4 AM we came to anchor off Suez & after an early breakfast left the Precursor at 7 AM. On getting on shore we found the outward bound passengers 84 in number anxiously awaiting our arrival having been here since Friday – We went to the Inn erected by the Pasha which is decent but expensive. they asked 38s/- for a fresh water warm bath & half that sum for salt – We walked thro’ the town & bazaars & saw the baggage loaded on Camels which was done with great skill & activity at 9.30 the first five vans started with six passengers each for Cairo & at 1.30 PM we

35 Bab-El-Mandeb, the Gate of Tears, the narrow entrance to the Red Sea. 36 A Red Sea port. 37 Jedda or Jiddah.

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started in the second expedition of four vans The Country about Suez is barren in the extreem about four miles out we passed Jacobs Well [page 53]

the vans & horses are very good & the passage across would not be very inconvenient were it not for the great delay in changing horses for altho ’ we went at a gallop and got over the stage in 25 to 35 minutes the remainder of the hour was wasted in changing horses, the refreshments on the road were furnished by the Pasha & were good – We passed the Caravan of luggage at 7 P.M. & at Midnight were one stage past half way, having met several caravans of pilgrims & a Harem sent out of the way of the Cholera at Cairo – Tuesday 12th at 8.30 A.M. we arrived at Grand Cairo & put up at the Oriental Hotel a good Inn & apparently well constructed. After a hot bath & breakfast we went thro’ the Frank quarter & the bazaars I did not wonder at the Plague or any other disease spreading thro’ such crowded & illventilated thoroughfares, we continued to get along in a carriage squeezing people camels & donkeys &c against the shops or rather stalls occasionally – bought a Turkish Cap & tassel of course went to Nakim [?] Pasha’s mosque which is very splendid, the Courtyard [page 54]

which is I should think three to four hundred feet Square \surrounded by an arcade/ & a handsome fountain in the centre are faced with a description of Alabaster and paved with marble which has been brought from France each Square in a case, the Interior of the Mosque will be very splendid Went over the Pasha’s palace & garden & saw the Mamlukes leap Went to the Slave market which was empty but were taken to a slave dealers where we saw about a score of poor wretches the best of which a girl about 18 or 20 was valued at ₤15 returned to the Inn rather disgusted with the last sight much tired – I have not yet alluded to the Pyramids I found it was impossible to get to them time being limited at all events without missing the interior of Cairo & I must confess they appeared to me just as I expected to see them & not more grand I cannot help not being more surprised at them but so it is dined at Hotel [. . .] dinner French & not quite suited to English taste Wednesday 13th Up at daylight & went in a van to Boulae the Port of Cairo & saw the Nile which [page 55]

is an exceedingly muddy river with a very rapid current at this time of the year being nearly at is highest The party embarked in two Steamers which were exceedingly good & well constructed we started at 8 AM & got down the Nile to Asfah [?] the entrance of the Mahmondie Canal at 5 P.M. a distance of 120 miles, here we were transferred into a track boat on the Canal towed by an Archimedian Screw Steamer we started at 6 P.M. & arrived at the end of the Canal in Seven hours from thence we were taken in vans’ to Alexandria where we put up at the Hotel de L’Europe, both bad & dear several of our passengers were sick on the Canal from eating too much fruit, I think, we were fortunate in seeing Cairo & Alexandria the Quarantine not having been removed in time for the outward bound passengers to enter the Cities – Thursday 14th After so much sleep as a myriad of Mosquitoes would permit rode to Pompey’s Pillar & Cleopatra’s Needles the City of Alexandria is much finer & more modern than Cairo especially the square After breakfast went

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on board the Steamer “Ripon” which greatly pleased us in appearance both as to the vessel & its management Alexandria has a very fine Harbour but its entrance is intricate, there are a great many vessels including some of Ibraham Pasha’s men of war There are a large number of Turkish Men of war lying in ordinary – a very ordinary state they are in only fit to be broken up We started at 1.30 PM in company with a French Man of War Steamer whose Captain says he will beat us eighteen hours to Malta. Friday 15th beautiful weather we have passed the French Steamer which had a few minutes start of us – but cannot get away from her she coming up with us in light winds We are much pleased with the Ripon she is a splendid vessel Her officers very attentive & a capital Band made 204 Miles Saturday 16th Showery The Frenchman got up to within a quarter of a mile of us in the night but at 9 AM he was five miles astern & gradually lost ground all day made 204 miles wind ahead. [page 57]

Sunday 17th Showery strong wind ahead made 192 miles only Frenchman still in sight Monday 18th Fine at 10 A.M. saw Malta the Frenchman not in sight, but whenever he put on fresh coals at intervals of about twenty minutes we could see his smoke, we got into the \Quarantine/ Harbor at 1.30 P.M. Having passed the entrance of Valetta Harbour & having the Yellow flag flying – wrote letters to my father Marmaduke Hart38 & John Taylor39 in which last I enclosed eight letters which I wished to deliver – posted letter to Mr Page – B May from Gold Mine – & to Mr Croft of Howard Lodge Lower Clapton from Jas Phileox [?] – In the evening we went on shore at the Palatario being in strict quarantine, all that was offered for sale consisted of Mittens gloves Ices & fruit the first & third good the others very indifferent – The Island is much lower than I had expected to find it & the landing easy in Many places, we saw Saint Pauls Cave – the City & Harbours are very strongly fortified & picturesque Tuesday 19th Very Hot, the Maltese brought off [page 58]

some Jewellery but they would not let it come on board unless it was previously purchased so that we did not like the risk. We were detained for despatches until 4 PM. when we sailed having the Colonel \(Monins)/ & some soldiers of the 69th Regt passengers The Regt turned out on the Bateries & cheered their Colonel with Band playing We replied to the Civility by Manning Yards In the evening we passed Gozo & saw Sicily tolerably plainly Wednesday 20th Fine day At breakfast time we were close to Pantellaria & ran along the Island having a good view of it this Island is a penal settlement from Sicily for Political prisoners & is said to grow very fine raisins it is apparently composed of Lava at 2 PM we were off Cape Bonn the most northern point of Africa, Carthage is in a Bay to the westward & off the Cape is an Island called Zembra shaped like a Camel Thursday 21st at 4 Am passed Galita & the Sorelli rocks the scene of the loss of the Avenger had a Sirocco wind all day

38 Marmaduke Hart had entrusted Arthur Hardy with a box of specie [coined money] worth ₤1,000 when he left

for Australia in 1838. This was under articles of copartnership for seven years. 39 John Taylor was the husband of Arthur’s sister, Harriet.

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from the south East, very close & damp every one laid up with colds & some throat made 209 miles at 4 PM off the Seven Capes – Friday 22d Sailed close along the African shore all day very picturesque & the country apparently good at 2 PM we were close to Algiers which is an exceedingly pretty place & strongly fortified, It is with the exception of Sydney the prettiest place I ever saw, there are a great many detached houses at the foot of the hills & close to the Sea– Saturday 23d saw the African coast in the morning, at 7 A.M one of the storekeepers took his light out of the lamp near the spirit room & set fire to the ship, a second edition of the Kent East Indiaman – the Engine hose was immediately led aft and with buckets &c the place was flooded, we had however a very narrow escape – We have had a strong head wind & heavy sea from the Straits all day& steered North West across the Gulf of Lyons for Cape Gatte40 on the Spanish coast. Sunday 24th In sight of the Spanish cost all day but with heavy thick weather which obscured [page 60]

the prospect we made but little way, sighted a great many vessels bound eastwards Monday 25th Showery morning after breakfast sighted the Rock of Gibraltar & ran into the Bay at Noon It is much more pretty than I had imagined & as strongly fortified as the description led me to believe – the rock is not so imposing from the sea as from the Bay We coaled & sailed again at 7 P.M. taking in some passengers Tuesday 26th Squally weather, passed Trafalgar last night at Sundown we sighted Cape St Vincent Wednesday 27th Squally & raining from South West at 9 AM we were off Lisbon at 2 P.M observed a Barque with signals of distress flying, wer we bore away to her & found her to be a Maltese barque Micheline corn laden Crew at the Pumps & they had lost their reckoning, we gave them the Latitude & Longitude but declined towing them back to Lisbon – distant only fifty miles Thursday 28th Squally & raining at 10 AM sighted Cape Finisterre & entered the famous Bay of Biscay which was however very calm Friday Raining but smooth water made 210 [page 61]

miles out of the 375 which is the distance across the Bay from Finistere to Ushant – Saty 30th At 9 Am sighted Ushant & several ships & steamers. the luggage was got on deck – the passengers beginning to talk of the time of starting of the trains from Southampton – Coll & Mrs Monins are connected with Mr Hastings of Adelaide & enquired after him & Capn Frome – amongst our Calentha passengers was a Mrs Mackenzie who told me she had a letter from her Husband before she left saying he would be out by next steamer but she was too ill to wait for him. she looked remarkably well under the circumstances & enjoyed the Polka’s & Waltzes much – she was a sample of Indian people. Sunday 1 Octr At daylight I went on deck & saw Portland Bill the last land I had seen of Old

England ten years ago, we ran across to the Needles by 8.20 Am, & thro’ the Solent & having been visited by the Post Office Steamer & the Health Officer in Southhampton water wehauled down our Yellow Quarantine Flag & went into the Basin – Jno Taylors agent here sent a clerk on board with offers of assistance

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in passing my luggage thro’ the Custom House. We landed & took a drive about the town until the baggage was landed – Went to the Custom House at three oclock & got my luggage searched the Customs officers were exceedingly civil & charged no duty because I pointed out every thing I had – They were very severe upon one of the lady passengers who attempted to smuggle – dined at the Railway Hotel & at 6 PM. got into the train & were taken up to town in apparently no time arriving at 9.10 P.M. drove to Kent Terrace where I found John Harriet Lilly Herbert & Algernon41 all looking very well & received a most warm welcome home, here I found a letter from my father

Monday 2d After a good nights rest I breakfasted with Harriet Lilly & Herbert & after a long chat I visited my tailor Phillip, Barton &c drove into the City & found a message from Marmaduke introduced to a brother of Colliers Went to the Reform club & paid my subscription for this year – introduced there to a Mr Cooper one of the revising [?] Barristers for Yorkshire, a Mr Wickham at the next table made enquiries about Henry Johnson of Adelaide & Mr [page 63]

Wickhams lands in Adelaide, dined at Kent Terrace & met a friend of Herberts a Mr Sinnett Wrote a letter to my father –

Tuesday 3d After breakfast called on Geo Rodger from thence to Phillip & Bartons went into the city & saw Hy Collier – called at Mr J.W. Wrights for Josh Holloway of Port Phillip but he was not at home – dined at Kent Terrace posted letter from Mrs Young of Sydney to Mr Throsley [?] – Lilly gave some recitations from Shakespere very well Wednesday 4th After breakfast took a cab to Euston Square left there by express at 9.30 & arrived at Masbro’ at 2.5 P.M. the carriages were very good as were the arrangements generally It rained all day but I was much pleased with the country I passed thro’ – from Masbro’42 I went to Sheffield & thence to Peniston43 where I arrived at 3.55 & found my dear father & mother & my Aunt Booth44 waiting for me on the Platform We got into the carriage & drove Home to Birksgate where I found Caroline45 looking exceedingly well & her two children Louis & Anne. Birksgate is exceedingly pretty far more so than I had expected – [page 64] Thursday 5th After breakfast my father Caroline & myself drove over to Huddersfied where I was introduced to Miss Hannah Brook – Huddersfield is very clean for a Manufacturing town On the road home we left Papa at the meeting of Commissioners of Roads at Kirk Burton – Caroline & I drove home & took a walk to the Railway Bridge at Stocks Moor. Friday 6th Fine. Music in Morning – Mr Owen called to whom I was introduced – After lunch I walked over to Kirkburton church with my father & saw the tomb of my great great grandfather in the Nave the old oak pew belonging to the Birksgate estate the tombs of my great grandfather & great uncle in the churchyard &c the scenery from Birksgate & Kirkburton is exceedingly beautiful I saw several of the properties

41 John Taylor, Arthur’s brother-in-law, Harriet, his sister, and their three children, Lily (born 1831), Herbert

(born 1827) and Algernon (born 1830). 42 Masborough or Masbrough, village in South Yorkshire. 43 now Penistone. 44 Martha Booth was the sister of Arthur Hardy’s father, Thomas Hardy. 45 Arthur’s youngest sister, married to Arthur Ley.

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portions of the entailed estate The people about here appear to be doing well & no distress, altho’ the potatoes are a failure – walked home & took a walk with Caroline up Hartley Bank – In the evening more music Saty 7th Fine, altho’ there has been heavy rain in the night. Wrote to Aunt Alder46 enclosing Alfreds letter – Wrote to M H Hart & to Mr Price47 at Rugby [page 65]

enclosing Hy Price’s letter & to Harriet. walked round Hartley bank with Caroline &

admired the Storrs Hale [?] woods & the Shepley woods which belong to my father & Sir Josh Ratcliffe Sunday 8th \Fine/ Walked with my father round the grounds went to Lydgate in the afternoon & heard a very good sermon – wished Harriet many happy returns of the day Monday 9th Raining. received letter from Mr Price talking with my father all day as to the State of the Birksgate & his other properties Tuesday 10th Showery. wrote to Alfred & Jno Taylor went into Huddersfield with my father mother & Caroline we went shopping whilst he was on the Bench – One of the newspapers I posted in Adelaide arrived introduced by a Mr Wright Rhodes to himself & received a very pressing invitation to visit him – Wednesday 11th Fine. Wrote to Mr Trapper with Dr Murphys letter & to C. Swetenham, went to Penistone to dinner at my Aunt Boothes the party consisting of Mr & Mrs Booth Mrs Leather neè Booth my father mother & Caroline walked thro’ the place with my father saw the house in which [page 66] he was born & strolled thro’ the churchyard & saw my grandfathers tomb &c. drove home in Evening Thursday 12th Fine day – the three Miss Brookes called & lunched & staid the afternoon, very pleasant & agreable people – Friday 13th Very cold. received letter from Mr Hart Wrote to Kingston, Palmer & Price – walked with my father to the Skew Bridge at Stock’s Moor Saty 14th Raining drove into Huddersfield with my mother & Caroline wrote to Phillip to send my clothes Sunday 15th Very wet & cold. drove to Lydgat with my father – Monday 16th Still wet sore throat from yesterday wrote to Mr H Hart – Tuesday 17th Fine but cold. Went to Huddersfield with my mother & Caroline shopping called at Mrs Brookes at Gladhold a very pretty place Met Mr Richardson48 in Huddersfield Wednesday 18th On getting up this morning I found the trees & ground covered with snow which was still falling it however melted towards the middle of the day Mr Richardson came to breakfast & spent the day with us. packing up &c [page 67]

Thursday 19th Fine day. After an early breakfast started with Caroline & the children to Peniston where we met Mr & Mrs Booth & Mrs Leather. got an express train for Manchester at 9.32 & after passing thro’ Woodhead Tunnel arrived at Manchester at 10.55 – 28 miles – At 11.40 we left passing thro’ Crewe, Stafford & Wolverhampton &

46 Mary Alder was the sister of Arthur Hardy’s father, Thomas Hardy. 47 Bonamy Price (1807-1888) the older brother of Henry Price and of Martha Price who later married Arthur

Hardy. 48 Richardson’s wife Ann was the sister of Arthur Hardy’s father, Thomas Hardy.

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arrived at Birmingham at 3.20 = 85 miles – dined at Birmingham & left at 4.10 thro’ Worcester Tewkesbury Cheltenham & Gloucester to Bristol where we arrived at 7.58 = 90½ – from thence we left at 8.15 by express train & arrived at Exeter at 10 P.M. 75½ miles – we went to the Half Moon Inn where Ar Ley had been but had gone on to Riverton Road to meet us. Slept there. Friday 20th Fine went with Cary shopping at half past 12. Ar Ley came back from Riverton & we started by the Bideford Mail which got in at 6 PM. After passing thro’ a very beautiful country at each end of the Journey – dined & slept at Cary’s Saty 21st very fine. After breakfast went to see some Anthracite works across the water, drove out to Durrant saw Mr & Mrs Ley Miss Ley & Mrs Jas Ley came back to Bideford to luncheon & met Ar Ley’s cousin Mr Jas Peard, walked round some farms at the North side of the River & dined at Ar [page 68]

Leys – saw a Mr Young who has a patent for Lead & Silver smelting & who took a sample of Parringa for assay & he promised to let me know what he made it – In the evening saw a Mr Maxwell & a Mr Pridham who knew the Bunce’s Sunday 22d Showery wrote to my father, Harriet & M. H. Hart received a letter from Kingston in afternoon took a drive round Northam & saw Bideford Bay & Lundy Island, a fine view but the weather was thick called at Durrant on the road home in the Evening Mr Charles Turner came to tea – Monday 23d Showery walked about the town Mr Ley came into town Mr Turner & Mr Chanter came in the evening & played whist Tuesday 24th Fine day walked across the river to Mr Leys garden The Revd Mr Laing & two Mr Reynolds called dined at Durrant – rather formal. good sherry met Mrs Gregory née Ley. Wedy 25th Showery. at ¼ to 9 started for Exeter where I arrived at 2.30 dined & went on to London where I arrived at 10 P.M. drove to Morleys & put up there Thursday 26th After breakfast went to Phillips the Tailor [page 69] thence to the Reform Club where I found letters from my father & Swetenham – inspected the chambers went to Kent Terrace where I found Harriet & Lilly well – thence called at Sturts in Vere Street as I was going to Boulogne. went to Cross Street & from thence to the Club where I arranged to take Chambers No 16 – found a letter from M Hart dined at Kent Terrace slept at Morleys – Friday 27th Raining. After breakfast went to the club found letters from my father & mother. called on Mr Durrant in change Alley. Opened an account at the Commercial Joint Stock Bank called on Mr Wilde who was out of town. called on Mr James in Ely Place left Mr James letter & a card, he not being in town went to club & lunched. made some purchases for Mr Hart in Burlington Arcade – Went to Club & met Mr Tulk who was not so much altered as I had expected to find him had a long chat with him about old times dined with John Taylor & Mr Cotton spent the evening in the smoking room & had a good deal of talk with a Mr Leigh who is largely interested in Cornish mines & promised me letters should I go down slept at Morleys – [page 70] Saty 28th Showery went to club. received a letter from my mother. called on Mr Tuck saw him John Tuck & Edwd Hart & after a long chat Edwd Hart came to Morleys & lunched with me. dined at club & completed arrangements for Dormitory & furniture drove to London Bridge Station at 8.30 & went by express to Folkstone got omnibus

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to Steamer & commenced another voyage, it was exceedingly rough, the average passage is two hours but we did not arrive at Boulogne until 2.30 AM having made most of our passengers very miserable Met Marmaduke Hart on the Pier & after visiting the Douane drove to his house No 20 rue des Pipots where we supped & chatted until 4.30 & then went to bed. Sunday 29th Took a short walk but had to return from the rain a Mr Layard father of the Judge at Galle dined with us Monday 30th Fine but showery took a long walk on the Port & made some purchases introduced to a Mr Spurrier in the evening several persons came in a Mr Pater amongst the rest an Attgney [?] who made enquiries about Adelaide Tuesday 31st Showery & cold remained in all day. [page 71]

Wedy 1st Novr Fine day walked round the Upper Town & on the Port dined at Harts went to Mr Paters in the Evening – Thursday 2d Very fine but cold. After breakfast I embarked for Folkstone in company with Marmaduke Mr Sturge was on board had a smooth passage over & found to our vexation that the Express train had been taken off this month & instead of getting to town by 6.30 we did not arrive until 10.30. Marmaduke went to Walham Green & I to the club whele where I supped & slept. Friday 3d Showery received two letters from Alfred & some papers & letters from Mr Palmer, Caroline, my father & Captn Sturt wrote to my father & mother walked up the Strand dined at the club with John Taylor Marmaduke called in the Evening Saty 4th Fine After breakfast went into the City & called at Mr Wilde’s but did not see him called at Mr Cappers but he was out left a card & Ansteys letter called on Mr Jones & delivered Fred Jones’s letter called on Mr J. W. Wright for Josh Holloway & received some information called on Collier & had a long chat called at Cross Street & received an invitation to dine with the Fishmongers Company [page 72] on the 9th – dined at the club & went to the Lyceum Theatre in the Evening Saw “Court Beauties” the last scene very good “My father did so before me” passable & the Critic, much disappointed at the change ten years has made in Mrs Yates49 Sunday 5th Frosty morning rain in afternoon wrote Chas Sturt, Swetenham & Caroline met Jno Taylor at the club went up to Kent Terrace & dined. Monday 6th Very fine After breakfast went to Waterloo Station intending to go to Ashford but found the train did not start for two hours called on Edw Meymott who was not in called on J. C. Meymott & saw him & William went down thro’ Richmond to Ashford & walked to Dr Kingston’s who with Mrs Kingston I found well & very glad to see me walked over to Staines & drove back with Mrs Kingston dined with them & came up to town where I found letters from Chas Sturt Mr Thos Jones & Hy Collier & Edwd Meymott containing a very kind invitation to me to make his house my home. Tuesday 7th Fine wrote to Mr Thos Jones, M` Whitinger enclosing Mr W. S. Whitington’s letter called on Mrs Jones in Weymouth Street Portland Place [page 73]

& left Mrs Websters letter & a card not at home called at Mrs Cox’s Coll Gawlers

mother in law & delivered Mrs Hutchinson’s & Mrs Torrens letters which she promised to forward to Guernsey called on Mr James in Ely Place & had a long chat with him

49 Elizabeth Yates (1799-1860) was an English actress who played one season at the Lyceum in 1848-49.

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called on Mr Wilde & gave him instructions for Alfreds conveyance – called on Mr Jacob Montefiore50 who gave me some information about the proposed Steam route to Sydney returned to the club & dined with John Taylor who brought me an invitation from Weeding Wedy 8th Very fine. waited in G Sturts appointment until 1 oclock but he did not come Mr Jones, Websters brother in law called on me – wrote to Geo Rodger Thos Weeding & Edwd Meymott, making up acounts &c all the morning – walked up Regent Street. dined at Mr Thos Jones’s at East Dulwich met a large party for which I was not prepared amongst them a Miss Woolley who said her brother was gone to Adelaide a Miss Bull said to be very beautiful & the James’s. Mr Jones enquired after Hy & Fredk Jones, told them I knew but little of Hy Jones’s affairs that he had been complaining a good deal & talked of coming home but that [page 74]

I thought there was no cause for alarm & that the change of a trip would do him good. I told him that Fredk was quite well very steady & doing exceedingly well. Thursday 9th fine. After breakfast Chas Sturt called had a long chat – he promised to mention Borrow & Goodiar’s case51 at the Colonial Office, he said he proposed leaving for Adelaide in all January if nothing better offered, that he was Governor for four days &c. walked up Regent Street. In the Evening went into the City & dined with John Taylor at the Fishmongers Hall at London Bridge. The rooms are exceedingly handsome especially the Hall where we dined – dinner & wine capital The Band of the Blues played during dinner & afterwards H. Phillips Seguin52 & others sang the Coup d œil was very splendid there being a great many ladies in the Gallery. Friday 10th Still beautiful weather. Mr S. Dendy a friends of Mrs Leys called & I gave him some information respecting his properties in South Australia. received letters from my father & mother went into the City called at Cross Street, Colliers, Jas Hamiltons where I met [page 75]

Mr Palmer formerly a Commissioner who talked a great deal of what he had done for Adelaide by sending out some Pork & Peas, I met J. A. Jackson there gave him Anstey & Macfarlane’s messages, walked with him to Charing Cross & he promised me some information about the proposed Railway from Adelaide to the Port dined with Mrs Jones Mrs Websters mother & underwent a stiff crossexamination relative to Australia generally from some people I met there after dinner – Saty 11th Cold Foggy & damp. received letter from Caroline wrote a long letter to Alfred walked to Strand &c Henry Collier & his two brothers Herbert John Taylor & Mr Cooper dined with me, it was payment of my bet with Collier & I gave them the best dinner Soyer could place upon the table with the best wines the club can produce & they appeared satisfied. 53 Sunday 12th Showery, Went to Portland Street dined at Kent Terrace & met Mr Sinett Herberts friend, but did not hold out much inducement to him to Emigrate he appears however determined, so argument is useless –

50 Jacob Montefiore (1801-1895) was an English Jewish merchant and financier, who was one of the eleven

members of the South Australian Colonization Committee in London. Montefiore Hill was named after him. 51 There are mentions in Australian newspapers of cases concerning Borrow & Goodiar, Colonel Gawler and

Captain Sturt. 52 H Phillips & Seguin were both singers. 53 Alexis Soyer was the chef de cuisine at the Reform Club from 1837.

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Novr 1848 Monday 13th Fine, walked to Charing Cross & called on Jackson, thence to Oxford Square & called on Mrs Griffen who I found well & friendly as ever went into the City & met Mr Chas Roberts to whom I was introduced by John Taylor called at the Bank of Australasia & saw Mr Milliken who expressed himself obliged by the call & wished to see me again. dined at the club. G Rodger called Tuesday 14th Fine Geo Rodger came to Breakfast & we had a long chat. Mr Roberts called, I went down to Kingstons at Ashford, met a Mr Sullivan there, walked with Dr & Mrs Kingston to Feltham & after dinner had some good music Wedy 15th Fine but cold. After lunch we went by Rail to Datchett & thence walked thro’ the Home Park to Windsor, the walk is beautiful & the avenues of Elms are splendid walked into the castle & saw the Queen set off for Bentley Priory, she passed within two yards of me & looked in very good humour she is much stouter than when I last saw her & I do not think improved in appearance – this however is not the general opinion, we walked to Eton & back to Datchett & thence by [page 77]

rail to Ashford where we dined had music & whist Thursday 16th Sharp frost. walked towards Littleton with Dr & Mrs Kingston who walked round to the Station with me & I said good bye & received a warm invitation to come & see them again soon came up by rail & found a letter from Coll Gawler dined at Mr James in Ely Place & met Mrs James father & a Mr Harrison Friday 17th fine morning rain in afternoon, wrote to Harriet, my mother, Caroline, Coll Gawler, Mr G Whitington & Marmaduke Hart, dined at club with Mr Cooper, & had a good deal of talk about the South Down farmers, went to Julliens54 concert which was very good but noisy Cooper introduced me to a Mr Holworth son of the friend of [. . . ] [. . . ] & to Mr Verrall of Lewes. Saty 18th Fine, called on Mrs Ley & on F. W. Meymott went into the Temple Church & heard the organ & singing both good, called on Mr Dickenson brother of the Judge, dined at Club went to Covent Garden to hear Haydée55 but they substituted the Lady of the Lake last act of Somnambula & the Peri56 – Sims Reeves57 sings well. Griffen & J.A. Jackson called. [page 78]

Novr 1848 Sunday 19th Very fine. Jas Tuck called & whilst he was with me his father & Edwd Hart came in the former looking wretchedly ill – walked with John Taylor to Kent terrace & dined there. Monday 20th Fine. received a letter from Harriet went into the City & met Collier who asked me to dinner on Thursday but declined as I am going out of town, met J Montefiore who told me about the Steam contract for £26,000, called in Cross Street all well. dined at club met J Montgomery & promised to go & see him shortly. wrote Harriet Tuesday 21st fine. received letters from my father mother & Arthur Ley, went into the City & despatched letter to Alfred per Pakenham enclosing one to Hy Price wrote to Weeding & Mr Thos Wickstead enclosing letter from his brother, wrote to Dr Kell

54 Louis Antoine Jullien (1812-1860), French conductor famous for his showmanship. 55 Haydée was a comic opera by the French composer Daniel Auber, first produced in 1847. 56 Jacopo Peri (1561-1633) an Italian composer usually thought to have been the inventor of Opera. 57 John Sims Reeves (1821-1900) was the foremost British operatic and tenor vocalist of the mid-Victorian era.

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enclosing parcel from T Wickstead met Mr Whitington at Cross Street & heard what he had to say about Burtons & Johnstons affairs dined at Club with Mr Wadsworth – Wedy 22d Fine & warm. received invitation from Mrs Rodger to dinner tomorrow in Gloucester Place wrote regretting I could not accept called in [. . .] Street. after lunch went to [page 79]

London Bridge Station & by rail to Worthing in the Coupeè where the other two

passengers made themselves ridiculous by saying they had engaged the third seat \for a friend/ which the Guard denied & no one coming to support their statement I took it – found Harriet & Lilly pretty well. Thursday 23d Squally. walked with Lilly thro’ the town & towards Broadwater & afterwards on the Parade. read 1st vol of Mrs Gore’s Peers & Parvenu’s58 & three years Cruise in the Mozambique59. neither good. Friday 24th Fine walked on the Parade & read bad sore throat & cold. Saty 25th Squally. After breakfast went by rail to Brighton & hence to Rottendean60 by fly & delivered Chas Millers letter to his brother for which the poor people expressed themselves very grateful, drove back to Brighton called on Mrs & Miss Meymott well but the former much aged, they told me Chas Meymott had arrived & would be down by the six oclock train by which I return to Worthing, dined at the Pavilion & met Mr Stephen King of Berwick he did not recognize me at first but told me all about the South down people, went to the Station at Six oclock but missed Chas Meymott, returned [page 80]

to Worthing cold & sore throat still worse. Sunday 26th Fine, throat & cold still worse, after dinner came up to town & found at the club letters from E James Thos Weeding Geo Rodger J Montgomery & Mr Wickstead Monday 27th Fine. Throat very sore received files of Adelaide papers by David Malcolm but no letters also my letter of 8th returned misdirected. Maldon Essex instead of Surrey Jno Taylors mistake. Wrote to Caroline, Rodger, Chas Meymott & E James called at Kent Terrace & told Harriet I could not dine there. wrote to Jas Montgomery that I could not dine with him on account of cold & went to bed early Tuesday 28th fine. received letter from Alfred of 10th June, from my father & mother & one from Arthur Ley announcing the sudden & unexpected death of Mrs Jas Ley, staid in all day cold still bad, Rodger, James & his brother & Chas Meymott called in the course of the day Marmaduke called but the Porter said by mistake I was not in think of returning to Adelaide Wedy 29th Fine & warm – cold rather better. After breakfast went down to Walham Green [page 81]

& saw Marmaduke who had not heard of his sisters death – returned to club, Griffen

called & chatted over old times dined at the club with Cooper Thursday 30th Fine, cold better. Chas Meymott breakfasted with me Rodger called, went to Walham Green with Marmaduke dined & slept

58 Catherine Grace Frances Gore was a prolific English novelist. Peers and Parvenus was published in 1846. 59 A Three Years Cruise in the Moazambique, (1847) by Frederick Lamport Barnard was a book about the slave

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Friday 1st Decr Showery. came to town & called in Hinde St went to the club & met John Taylor received a letter from Caroline & wrote to her Jno Clayton & Wm Ley called on me, dined with Marmaduke but returned to town at night, wrote to my mother. Saty 2d Fine called on Dr Power, Jno Clayton & Wm Ley. went into the City Saw John Taylor returned to club & dined there, wrote to my father with Mr Wilde’s draft for Alfred as altered by me. Sunday 3d Fine. called on Mr Tulk who I found in good spirits, saw John Tulk went to Walham Green & dined with Marmaduke, returned to town. Monday 4th Raining & blowing hard. Marmaduke Hart called in the morning & talked about Augustus Tulks61 proposed Emigration, wrote to Mr R. W. Holloway & to Harriet, saw Mr Tulk John Tulk & Edwd Hart in afternoon, received letter from Augustus Tulk [page 82]

Decr 1848 Mr Hart dined with me, in the evening I went to the Haymarket & saw Mrs Chas Kean in the Hunchback & the “Knight of Arva”62 with “The Irish post”63 both good Tuesday 5th Fine called on Jackson & in Hinde Street went to Brentford & called on Jas Montgomery introduced to his wife & dined there met Mr Frank Bayes recd a letter from Mrs Johns Plymouth & from my father. Wedy 6th changeable weather called on Dr Power went to the City & called on Mr Dunant & on Mr Buck, who referred me to Trehern & White64 called at the office of the S.A Railway Coy on Collier & in Cross Street & on Mr Thomas George Gard, he was not in dined at Club. Thursday 7th Raining. recd a letter from Harriett, wrote to Mrs Johns, Mr B. May, my father, mother, Harriett & Caroline, went in afternoon with Marmaduke to the Smithfield Cattle Show, stock too fat to judge of saw several things likely to be useful in glass & nettings &c met Jas Hamilton & Grote there, dined at Club. In evening saw the Electric Light from the top of the Duke of Yorks column it is very brilliant but not sufficiently steady Friday 8th Showery went into City & saw Jno Taylor at the Commercial Bank of London of which he is the Chairman introduced to Mr Edwd Greenford [page 83]

called on Wheeler & Co. & J Montefiore & Mr Thomas, found none of them in, called

on F. W. Meymott in the Temple & chatted half an hour with him walked to Club where I dined with Jno Taylor Hooper, went to the Adelphi but could not get in & so returned to the Club. Saty 9th Fine. recd letters from Mrs Johns Mr May & Wheeler & Co. wrote to the latter called in Hinde Street, went to East Dulwich & called on Mrs Jones saw Miss Jones & received a very kind invitation to see them as often as I could, called at my fathers houses in Manor Place & on Mrs Jackson who was not in but met her & Jackson as I was walking home M Hart dined with me at the club & I went to the Haymarket in the evening & saw Mr & Mrs Kean in the Wonder the latter neè Ellen Tree is a delightful actress –

61 Augustus Henry Tulk (1810-1873) was the first Librarian of the State Library of Victoria, appointed in May 1856. 62 A play by James Planche. 63 A play by Dion Boucicault. 64 Trehern & White were solicitors in London.

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Sunday 10th Fine, after breakfast walked up to Kent Terrace & back to the club with Jno Taylor thro’ the Green Park & looked at the Noble Mansion Lord Ellesmere is building went to Walham Green with M Hart Monday 11th Fine. received letter from my mother, wrote to her went to Waterloo Station & Ashford & dined at Kingstons met Mr & Mrs Jas Capel & Mr Finch came back to club in Evening Tuesday 12th Fine, went into the City called at Cross Street [page 84]

Decr 1848 on Collier. recd papers from Adelaide per “Zealous” but no letters called on Jno Hamilton & walked with him to the Saint Katharines Docks & went on board the “City of Poonah” & ascertained that Mendell had left her at New Zealand called on Mr Wilde Senr & saw him, dined at the Club with Jno Taylor & Mr Rich a friend of Kingstons. Jno Tulk called Wedy 13th Very fine received letter from Harriett wrote to Caroline Mr Price, E Meymott, Mrs Johns, Jno Taylor & Capt Nelson, walked up the Strand & called on Mr Metcalfe in Stone Buildings & delivered Hy Metcalfe’s letters, he promised to make enquiries & write dined at the Club with Mr Coffin & went to the Haymarket saw She Stoops to Conquer & “Dearest Elizabeth” Thursday 14th Fine Jno Tulk called & looked thro’ specimens &c received a letter from my mother wrote to her, to Mr Wilde Jno Taylor & Harriett, went to Mrs Jones’s at East Dulwich to dinner, rain in Evening Friday 15th Raining, went into the City called on Jno Taylor Mr Whitington & F. W. Meymott dined at club with Jno Taylor & Mr Cooper. Saty 16th Dull day, went to Euston Station at 9.30 & by express to Normanton & was detained an [page 85]

hour by an accident to the preceeding train from thence to Huddersfield travelled with

a Mrs Edwards of Halifax an intelligent & ladylike woman found the carriage waiting which took me home where I found my mother pretty well & my father better but suffering much – Sunday 17th Fine white frost. After lunch I walked up to Stocks Moor where they had finished the Skew bridge had a long chat with my father & mother Monday 18th Fine frosty wrote Jno Taylor Harriet, Caroline & Mr Price received letter from Harriett Mr Fenton & Mr Owen called –walked thro’ Milne wood to the Railway then along the rail to Stocks Moor & home to dinner Music in Evening. Tuesday 19th Wet day. wrote to Chas Meymott & Jno Taylor drove into Huddersfield with my mother shopping Wedy 20th Wet. wrote to Kingston Jno Taylor Jno Clayton & Mrs Alder read Batchelor of the Albany, pretty good Thursday 21st Hard frost, beautiful day, wrote to Alfred Mr James & Jno Taylor, walked over to see Mr Wright Rhodes’s factory but he was not in, walked round thro’ Kirkburton & then from Cawsey foot65 thro’ Mr Bills woods & thru “Grange” home, music &c Friday 22d Hard frost recd letters from Jno Taylor Harriett

65 Cawsey Foot.

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Decr 1848 Caroline & Captn Nelson, drove over to Huddersfield in the Phaeton called on Mrs Brooke at Gledholt & returned to dinner very cold. Saty 23rd Black frost, received letter from Aunt Alder went to Huddersfield with my mother shopping read Dickens Haunted Man very stupid Sunday 24th Frosty, wrote Augustus Tulk & Mr Tulk Monday 25th Christmas day Foggy & cold, we had a large party in the Kitchen of old people, Old Mary 97 years old came four miles & was four hours doing it, none under 60 After a good dinner & as much ale as they could drink & a small sum each in their pockets, they went away Our Christmas party was small consisting of my father mother & myself. Tuesday 26th Showery, drove to Huddersfield in the carriage & called on Mr Locock on the subject of an anonymous letter my father had received, went to the Station & took a ticket for Hull, but they waited at Heaton Lodge for the Manchester train which was 35 minutes late so that on arrival at Normanton the train was gone & we had to wait three hours Arrived at Hull at 6.30 where I found my [page 87]

Aunt & uncle Joseph66 well but anxious at my non arrival by the preceeding train, After dinner I went with them to a party at Dr Sandwiths & passed a pleasant evening met two Miss Spence’s two Miss Smiths & two Miss Sandwiths the two latter the pleasantest received letter from J Clayton Wedy 27th After breakfast Mr Liddle called & was very desponding on the subject of Revolutions in general walked with my uncle Joseph round Hull the Docks &c dined at Mr Richardsons, in the evening went to a Bazaar in aid of the schools. Thursday 28th Fine, after breakfast went by rail to Hessell67 & called on Mrs Hayes (neè Sarah Meymott) strolled about the place which is pretty & returned by the next train. In the evening my Aunt had a large party int alia Dr & Mrs Sandwith Count Skraminski a Pole Miss Gilmore Miss Treufit Miss Fraser Revd Mr Kemp &c some interesting conversation Friday 29th Fine. received letters from Jno Taylor Jno Clayton & my mother walked with my uncle Joseph to the Reading rooms &c. in the evening my aunt had another party more juvenile Miss Annie Alder Miss Knowles Revd Mr King & his sister two Miss Sandwiths & sundry brothers [page 88] Decr 1848 they introduced a very good round game called Troisieme played by all standing in a circle one outside the ring having to touch the person opposite to whom the one in the ring is standing & we had several other Christmas games & a pleasant evening Saturday 30th Gloomy & cold. After breakfast went with my uncle Joseph by the Express to Normanton where I left him & went to Huddersfield & there found the carriage & got

home to dinner. received a letter from Swetenham. Sunday 31st cold black frost, reading all day wrote to Jno Clayton sat up to Welcome the New Year in –

66 Joseph Hardy was the brother of Arthur’s father. 67 Now Hessle.

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Monday 1 Jany 1849 – Hard frost, I was awoke by the waits68 singing Carols. when I got up I saw all the boys from the neighbouring townships some three hundred of them round the gates waiting for Christmas boxes which Jno Noble & the Coachman were giving them & which occupied some two hours, wrote letters to Swetenham Mr Hart and Caroline Tuesday 2d Fine & hard frost After lunch drove over to Huddersfield shopping &c. [page 89] Wedy 3d Fine & harder frost, wrote to Coll Gawler Geo Rodger & Aunt Alder. Thursday 4th Fine. After breakfast drove over to Huddersfield & thence by rail to Normanton & Castleford where I got a fly to Jno Claytons at Kippax. he was not returned from York, but I camped & in the evening he returned & was very glad to see me & we passed a few hours talking over old times & friends. Friday 5th Fine & hard frost, walked over Claytons property shooting &c in the evening a Mr Ellerton a surgeon came in & talked about Australia Saty 6th Fine & frosty – Walked out shooting round the neighbourhood Mr Blands Kippax Park fine place Sunday 7th Thawing but cold. staid in all day Monday 8th Sleet & snow. After breakfast got a fly back to Castleford & thence by rail to Huddersfield where I found the carriage waiting, drove home recd letter from Coll Gawler & Mr Sinnett Tuesday 9th Wet & cold. wrote to Coll Gawler Jno Taylor Mr Price & Mr Sinnett went into Huddersfield & met Mr Wm Moorehouse of Lydgate who wished for some information about Australia [page 90]

Jany 1849 Wedy 10th Showery & cold. After breakfast drove over to Penistone, saw Mr & Mrs Booth & Mrs Leather went by rail to Derby where I found Coll & Mrs Gawler & their family all well, they were staying with Miss Cox dined there & talked over old times in Adelaide slept at Royal Hotel Thursday 11th Very cold raw day. After breakfast some men called from Mrs Gawler to ask about Adelaide, called on the Gawlers again & left Derby at 2 Pm. & arrived at Rugby at 4.15 travelled with Mr Newdegate M P a pleasant & intelligent man Called at Mr Price’s who was from home dined at the Eagle Hotel pretty good but as a Hunt Ball was to take place that night I got into the express train at 8 & arrived in town at 10.30 & went to the club. Friday 12th Fine day. called on J A Jackson & walked with him as far as Farringdon Street then called on Mr James Ely Place at Cross Street on Collier, Wheeler, Bank of Australasia & Captn Nelson returned to club where I saw Marmaduke who told me his father had had another attack of apoplexy this afternoon but is better dined at the Club with Mr Cooper & went [page 91] to Drury Lane & was much pleased with the Horsemanship &c. Saty 13th Wet day. Mr Sinnett called p.f.c. [?] for Adelaide & I gave him several letters of introduction, wrote to Caroline my mother & Coll Gawler, from the latter I received a letter called on Mr Tulk & saw E Hart who said his father was much better, dined at

68 Band of singers.

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Club with Jno Taylor, Herbert Cooper Mr Cutbill Dr Power & Mr Dodge an American a pleasant sensible man, had a Capital Dinner Soyers best – Sunday 14th Fine, went to Parsons Green & called on Mrs Laing saw my two Aunts Mr Laing Marianne Augusta & Louisa Gibson & her husband dined at Marmaduke’s Monday 15th Very fine, wrote to Caroline & to Dickson & Overbury. went to Kingstons at Ashford dined there & heard a good deal of Beethoven & Hayden Mr Sullivan & Mr Finch played. slept there sent a parcel off to Alfred. Tuesday 16th Showery. After breakfast came to town with Dr & Mrs Kingston who made a days shopping for me at Everingtons &c went to Club & received a letter from Caroline. wrote to her & [page 92] Jany 1849

and Herbert. effected a transfer of some shares for Kingston & wrote to him called at the Queens Remembrance & saw Mr Brown who kindly promised me the copies of the crown writs for Mr Cooper – I was much shocked in the evening to hear of the death of my old friend Mr Tulk Marmaduke dined with me went to the Haymarket & saw the Keans in the Merchant of Venice and the Keeleys in Camarabsaman a good Christmas piece. Wedy 17th Showery. received letter from my mother wrote to her & Caroline – met Jas Ley at breakfast called on my Aunt Laing saw her Aunt Eliza & Augusta dined at club. Thursday 18th Fine day. After breakfast Geo Rodger called took a walk with him up the Strand called at Dick & Overbury’s & met Mr Gorton explained state of Drews [?] matter – called on Collier, Wheeler, Capt Nelson & Mr Wilde, & on Rodger at Morleys where I was introduced to his brother Geo Rodger dined with me at the Club & we went to the St James’s theatre & saw Robt Houdin69 his conjuring was good but I soon got tired of it Friday 19th Fine. after breakfast called on Geo Rodger wrote to Alfred. Ken Rawson & Co & Wm James called on Mrs Jno Meymott & walked back across Hyde Park & the Green Park, dined at the Club with Jno Taylor [page 93]

& Mr Rich, Marmaduke dined there with Jas Ley Saty 20th Fine. received a letter from J B Montefiore via India wrote to him & to Dickson & Overbury. called on Jno Taylor Collier & Mr Wheeler & on Mr Tindale, went to Clapham Common & called on Mrs Edwd Maymott who was very glad to see me & would not let me go before dinner passed a very pleasant evening. Sunday 21st Fine & warm. wrote to E R James Marmaduke Hart & Jas Meredith called. dined at Kent Terrace. Monday 22nd Beautiful day. wrote to my mother, dined at my Aunt Laings the party consisted of my two aunts my uncle & three cousins Marianne & Augusta had a good deal of chat about old times Australia &c Tuesday 23rd fine, played billiards all day with Mr Wigney & Count Eyre dined at Jno Meymotts at Gloucester Road Hyde Park & met two or three young men Wedy 24th Fine, with cold Northerly wind. called on Augustus Tulk dined at the club with Mr Rich. went to the Adelphi & saw the Enchanted Isle & Slasher & Crasher not much pleased received letter from Alfred of 16th October. & a letter from Birksgate – Thursday 25th Very fine. walked with Jas Ley into the City called on Mr Stansfield in Lond Basinghall Street in Drews [?] matter, they expressed themselves perfectly

69 Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805-1871) was a French magician, considered the father of the modern style of

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satisfied & in a very complementary way requested me to attend to their interests & I promised to think the matter over. called in Cross Street & on Collier & on E W James who had a letter from Hagen [?] called on Corde & Co about Greenock Creek for Collier dined at Club with Mr Rich & read all the evening received a letter from Caroline

Friday 26th Very fine wrote to my mother met Mr Bigge in Pall Mall A fellow passenger from BGalle dined at the Club & went with Hy Colllier to the Lyceum & saw the King of the Peacocks last scene good went to Lamonts Casino Music good & the people seemed to enjoy themselves vastly received papers from Adelaide to 22nd August but no letters Saty 27th Fine Mr Bigge came to breakfast walked round S James Park with Mr Hart. played billiards with Mr Stocks Count Eyre & Mr Wigney dined at club & went to Mr Harts in the Evening Sunday 28th Fine. called on Miss Mounsey. walked with Jno Taylor from Club to Kent Terrace & dined there Monday 29th Raining received a letter from my mother wrote to Caroline, had an hours practice at Thorough Bass70 & found I remembered most of it read Mary Barton a very powerfully written novel [page 95]

by Mrs Gaskell of Manchester supposed to be founded on the murder of Bright the policeman at Ashton. called at Cross Street, on Bass & Co on Mr Gorton & saw his steam Saw mills dined at Dr Powers in Queen St Mayfair met Mrs & Miss Cunningham of Harley St friends of the Gordons Tulks & Minto’s a Mr Cleland who played & sang &c

Tuesday 30th Showery. received papers from Adelaide to 10th Septr no letters. I have a bad cold staid in all day wrote to my mother. M Hart dined with me at club with Mr Potter of Newcastle. played pool. Wedy 31st Fine Mr Peachey left a card. called on him in Salisbury Square & had a long chat about Wheal Watkins71 £20 an acre & 3/16ths. called on James who had no letters called on Wheeler who read me some very satisfactory reports from Wheal Hardy Glen Osmond called on Collier & Jno Taylor. dined at Kent Terrace & met Mr Dodge, again Johns American friend. Thursday 1st Feby Fine. throat still very sore took another lesson in thorough bass called on Mr Gorton & in Cross St. dined at club & went to bed early. Friday 2d Wet & cold received letter from Caroline & from Wheeler & Co enclosing copies of Morphetts reports on my silver lead mine Wrote to them & Caroline returning her Edwards letter in Afternoon received [page 96]

Feby 1849 Feby letters from Louisa & Jno Baker for Queen. & a letter from G W Whitington. dined at club with Jno Taylor Cooper & Mr Birch, read Sam Slicks Old judge72

70 A technique used in baroque music. 71 A silver and lead mine at Glen Osmond in South Australia. 72 Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796-1865) was a politician and judge, and was Canada’s first best selling

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Saty 3d Raining & cold cough a little better. wrote to Mr Whitington & a long letter to Louisa wrote to my mother enclosing Louisa’s letter & Wheelers Reports dined at club. read in evening. Sunday 4th Fine. finished letter to Louisa dine with Mr Potter at the club & read all the evening. Monday 5th Fine but dull. Coll Gawler called as did Mr B Price with whom I had a long talk went into the City & called on Wheeler & Co. Collier & at Cross St dined at club. Tuesday 6th Fine M Hart breakfasted with me called on Mackenzie of the Bank of Australasia & at Cross Street took another lesson in thorough bass dined at club with Mr Taylor & Mr Rich. billiards. Wedy 7th Very fine Mackenzie breakfasted with me chatted over Adelaide. called on Col l & Mrs Gawler walked to Bayswater & called on Mrs Jno Meymott walked with her thro’ Hyde Park to Gloucester Gate called on Mrs Power dined at club with Cooper. Mr Josh Lyle told me that the smelters give him 10 prc of Copper beyond what the standard shews & make [page 97]

usually 22½ per cent beyond the odd cwt. Thursday 8th Fine. took another lesson Thorough bass, dined at a Court dinner at the Fishmongers Hall, they gave us a splendid dinner & good wines, met Josh Hume & Serjt Talfourd73 the silver chandelier in the centre is very handsome Friday 9th Very fine. received letters from my mother & Kingston wrote to my father, went from London Bridge Station to Lewes called on Mr Jno Ellman who hospitably insisted on my staying a few days with him, in the evening Mrs & Miss Ellman Miss Monck & Miss played & sang Saty 10 Fine rode round the farm & saw the sheep &c with Mr Harvey Ellman went into Lewes but returned to Landport to dinner. more music in evening Sunday 11th Beautiful day. walked into Lewes in morning & back to lunch afterwards took a walk under the Downs very beautiful had some sacred music Mrs Ellmans little granddaughters Miss Seult played Monday 12th Frosty. After breakfast walked into Lewes with Harry Ellman & called on Mr Kell walked about Lewes & saw Mr Verrall an old friend of poor Putlands, went by rail from Lewes thro’ Glynde to Berwick74 & walked to Revd E Ellmans, lunched with him, the new parsonage is a pleasant building in the Gothic Style. walked with him into the Village [page 98]

Feby 1849 and called on Millers brother John who did not seem inclined to go out Mr Ellman drove me over to Bedingham & we called on Mr Hart who was very glad to see me and said he had a brother at Adelaide with Dr Everard drove back to Berwick & took rail to Brighton dined & slept at the Pavilion Tuesday 13th Frosty but beautiful day. After breakfast took a walk along the Cliffs & Parade & at 11.20 left for Lewes & arrived at 11.40 saw Mr Ellman & went over the ruins of the Castle from the top of which a very fine view is obtained here Henry the 2nd was imprisoned. Met Hy Hart & Mr Parncourte of Bishopstone both of whom were pressing that I should visit them left by rail at 3.55 & at 5.5 arrived at Hastings having passed quite close to the ruins of Pevensey Castle which are very picturesque & put up at the Albion a capital Inn but no smoking room in the evening James Taylor came in &

73 Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd (1795-1854) was an English Sergeant-at-Law, Judge and author. 74 A village near Lewes.

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recognised me altho’ I had forgotten him the Sharwoods are staying here. wrote to my mother, having heard that Geo Rodger was staying at 7 Bedford Place I sent a chit up to ask him to dine with me but the reply was a card from a Lieut’ Rogers whilst [page 99]

in Lewes I looked in on the Bench of Magistrates & on the introduction Mr Ellman Mr Blackman or ham & others talked about Australia &c Wedy 14th Beautiful day After breakfast walked to St Leonards & back met Saml Sharwood & his wife played billiards with Jas Taylor & dined at the Sharwoods Mrs Sharwood very agreable & intelligent. Thursday 15th Very fine. walked played billiards & whist at Mrs Sharwoods in the evening, wrote to my mother Coll Gawler Collier & Hy Hart. Friday 16th Fine frosty & cloudy went up to Glynde by the 10 oclock train where I found Hy Hart who drove me over to Bedingham where I found his sister Miss Ellen Hart, we drove to Seaford & dined with Mr & Mrs Hart Senr who gave us a splendid Carp to procure which the old gentleman had had a pond emptied he completes his eightieth year today & is strong & well returned to Bedingham & went to a party at Mr Blackmans at Lewes met int alia Miss Kell & a Mr Day who talks of emigrating – Saty 17th Lovely day walked with Hy Hart round his farm & saw his sheep cattle & horses all good of their Kind. Mr Day came over to enquire about Adelaide dined at Bedingham Miss Hart came over. Music &c [page 100]

Feby 1849 Sunday 18th Cloudy & misty day. After dinner went to Mrs Whites at Asham where we had a great deal of very good sacred music playing & singing &c called in the afternoon at Mrs Geo Ellmans who with her family made great enquiries after their friends in Adelaide. Monday 19th Fair cloudy & windy. After breakfast drove over to Lewes & took the 11.40 train to Hastings put up at the Albion again went for a walk with Mr & Mrs Sharwood & I dined with them. received letter from G W Whitington & my mother. Tuesday 20th Wet day went by the 12.30 train to town arriving at 3.45. wrote to my mother Caroline M Hart & Miss Mounsey dined at club played billiards &c Wedy 21st Fine day wrote to Mr G W Whitington. Swetenham H Ellman, Mr Gorton, & E W James. called on Collier & at Cross Street walked into City & back calling round at M Harts & on Swetenham who was not in, dined at club with Mr Rich played billiards & went to the Haymarket to the Poses plastiques75 not very good Thursday 22d Fine walked into the city with M Hart took a lesson in Thorough bass dined at Club went to Laurents Casino. music good but very hot & staid only a few minutes Friday 23d Beautiful day met with \wrote to/ my mother, went with Mr Rich to Kingstons at Ashford took a long walk [page 101]

had some music & returned to town, went to Haymarket. Saty 24th Rainy day. wrote to Mrs Gibson Edinbro’ & to Robt Torrens about Mendell received a letter from H Ellman dined with M Hart & went to the Surrey Theatre Sunday 25th Very wet, M. Hart dined with me at Kent Terrace

75 Virtually nude tableaux vivant, with women in erotic poses.

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Monday 26th Beautiful day. received letter from B Price wrote to Hy Hart walked up Regent Street & through the Pantheon where they asked £7.7. for a pair of shell Parrotts – went to the Polytechnic with which I was as usual much pleased. dined at club Tuesday 27th delightful day. called at Cross Street & on Collier took a lesson in Music received a letter from Birksgate & called on Mr Dunant with its enclosure received letters from Alfred of 13 Aug & 10 Septr dined at club Wedy 28th Raining & cold wrote to my mother, to J B Neales & Victoria Mine Committee sent off parcel to Mrs Anstey enclosing a parcel for the Judge wrote to Mr Cooper went to Stamford Street & dined with M Hart. Thursday 1st March fine day at 9.30 left Euston station by Express & arrived at Normanton 197 miles at 3.15 being half an hour behind time & having had no one in the carriage again the whole way went in to Huddersfield & found my mother & the carriage drove home to dinner found my father suffering a good deal. [page 102] March 1849 Friday 2d fine. Talking with my father the greater part of the day After dinner walked to the Railway which is progressing rapidly carriages having come from Penistone & Locomotives constantly travelling with ballast wagons. Saty 3d Beautiful day. engaged all the morning going thro’ accounts for my father my Uncle Joseph came to dinner it being my fathers birthday (74) After dinner took a walk with my uncle to the Railway received a letter from Hy Hart & wrote to him wrote to my Aunt Alder & Mr Herbert. Sunday 4th Fine– walked round Hartley Bank & fell in with some men who made anxious enquiries about Australia. Monday 5th Very fine. After lunch my uncle Joseph left us I walked with him thro’ Milne

Wood towards Shepley a very pretty walk. practised Piano Tuesday 6th Beautiful day. drove into Huddersfield & called on Dr Taylor. called on Mrs Brooke at Gladholt & walked thro’ their grounds which are very pretty with Miss Brooke & her sister Miss Hannah called on Mr Jno Brooke (no relation of theirs) a connection of Mrs Geo Ellmans & joint trustee with my father of the Holme Reservoirs [page 103]

Wedy 7th Showery. After lunch drove into Huddersfield called on Dr Taylor & Mr Jno Brooke went to the Station at 4.45 & met Herbert. drove home to Birksgate to dinner – Thursday 8th Snow & cold. walked with Herbert to Stocks Moor & along the Railway to the Bridge leading to Shepley & back thro’ Stone wood & Milne wood. wrote to Harriet & R H Ellman. practised music &c in afternoon. Friday 9th Beautiful day. After breakfast went in with Herbert to Huddersfield & saw him off for America. called on Dr Taylor & Mr Jno Brooke. came home by Almondbury & down Finney Lane passed Mr Rockly Batty’s to Finney Bridge. music in afternoon & writing for my father. Saty 10th Heavy snow. wrote long letter to Mrs James & Alfred – Walked up Hartley Bank music &c Sunday 11th Cold thaw. wrote Miss Mounsey & John Baker. Monday 12th Fine cloudy. wrote to Price & Co Walked over the Skew bridge past Whistow & nearly to Thurstonland Tunnell – Music &c Wrote to Dr Kingston. Tuesday 13th Showery. After lunch drove into Huddersfield shopping &c Music – wrote to my Aunt Alder Wedy 14th Fine, walked up Birkslane across the Railway to Sunside on the road to Foulston & thence thro’ Sir Josh Ratcliffes woods to Shepley looked at the old Manor

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March 1849 House which has carved over the doorway Anno Domini 1608. my father now lets it to some small manufactures returned home thro’ Milne Wood. Music &c. Thursday 15th Beautiful day. After breakfast drove over with my mother in the carriage to Penistone called on my Aunt Booth took a ticket by Rail from Penistone to Derby for Rugby when I got to Sheffield the railway people sent me to the wrong station and when I got there I found my train had started, I complained to the Superintendent who (without charge) sent me back to Masbro & thence to Eskington where I overtook my train got to Rugby at 4.15 & called on Mr Price. dined there met Mrs B Price. Miss M Price & Mrs Grenfell,76 Harry’s eldest sister I spent a very pleasant evening & returned to the Eagle where I slept. In the evening I saw a Mr Sale who thinks of sending a son out to Adelaide. I gave him what information I could. Friday 15`th [actually 16th] Very fine day. After breakfast called at Mr Price’s & after lunch walked with him past Bilston a pleasant walk & had a good deal of talk upon Political Economy Australia &c on the former we had a long argument but I think it was [page 105]

principally on definitions, went to the reading room & saw the papers returned to dinner & altogether spent a very pleasant day slept at the Eagle. in the afternoon I saw Mr Rose Mrs Price’s brother who enquired after Harry, in whom he appeared interested Saty 17th Splendid day (for England) After breakfast called on Mr Price & after lunch took a very pleasant ride thro’ Churchover to Lutterworth where Wycliffe preached & was buried & into the creek of which his ashes were afterwards thrown as I was told saw Mr Edwd Price Harry’s cousin & his sister I suppose Miss Price introduced to the former. the Rectory & church are picturesque & pleasant returned another route thro’ grassy fields a very pleasant ride dined at Mr Price’s had a little music. slept at Eagle. Sunday 18th Misty in Morning fine in afternoon. went to the School Chapel & heard the chanting which was good & heard a tolerable sermon by Dr Tate77 walked down with Price to look at the cattle from which the Bulls were selected which he shipped to Harry, did not think much of them too coarse, when you go to the expense of exporting stock send none but the very best, the expense is the same and insure them. spent a pleasant evening – [page 106] March 1849 Monday 19th Misty cold day after breakfast called at Mr Price’s & chatted until 12 oclock when I took leave of them having much enjoyed my visit came to town by the morning express from Rugby alone found letters from my mother, Caroline. Kingston & Miss Mounsey. dined at the club with Mr Rich went to Drury Lane & saw Francome’s Horsemanship Tuesday 20th Foggy received letter from M Hart, wrote to my mother Caroline & Miss Mounsey called at Sturts former lodgings in Vere Street & found he was in town but

76 Bonamy Price, oldest member of the Price family, Lydia Price, his wife, Martha Price (whom Arthur Hardy was later to marry), Maria Guerin Grenfell, the oldest female of the fourteen Price children, the eighth of whom

was Arthur’s friend in South Australia, Henry (Harry) Price. 77 Archibald Campbell Tait (1811-1882) was the second headmaster of Rugby, and later Archbishop of

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did not see him called at Cross Street & on Captn Coombes dined at the club wrote to Mr Price went to the Italian Opera in the evening & heard Alboni78 in Cenerentola79 she is a charming singer & quiet actress the Balet was Diable à quatre80 Taglioni & Grisi 81danced well Wedy 21st Cloudy day. received letters from J B. Montefiore (Adelaide) my mother B Price & my uncle Joseph Sturt & B Price called whilst I was dressing & I introduced them to each other, wrote to Mr Hart Mr Horsman & my uncle Joseph enclosing him a letter of introduction to Alfred for a Mr J C Dalton son of Mr Jno Dalton of the firm of T & J Dalton at Hollingsworth near Mottram Wrote to Captn [page 107]

Peevor in reply to a note from him about some drawings Geo Hamilton wrote him he intended asking me to bring to England, went into the City & called on Wheeler & Co Jas Hamilton & Hy Collier found none of them at home called on Mr Buck who said the last shipment of Paringa ore had sold well & promised to send me the particulars & samples dined at the club with Mr Rich read part of Wakefields Colonization in the Evening.

Thursday 22nd dull & cold Mr Horsman called on me in the morning wrote to my mother, went into the city & took a lesson in Thorough Bass called on Jno Taylor Collier, Wheeler, Jas Hamilton & heard all the news by the Marseilles Mail. Mr David Grant arrived yesterday at Liverpool but without letters or Newspapers for me dined with Dr Power at a large party given by Mr Young at the Oriental in Vere Street the handsomest dinner I think I have ever seen. Friday 23rd Fine but cold. called on Captn Coombes & went with him to the West India Docks & on board the Medway made enquiries about the Eliza & her Captain called at Sturts but did not find him in dined at club & read [page 108] March 1849 some more of Wakefield Saty 24th Fine & cold with a little snow. called on Mr Norsman and chatted with him for a couple of hours called at Sturts Mrs Sturt not come up to town yet. went to the

Grand Union Canal office for my father. received a letter from Ar Ley telling me of the sad accident poor Cary met with on Wednesday. Wrote to him & to my mother enclosing his note & wrote to Mrs Meymott about some business of my fathers. dined at club.

Sunday 25th Cold. wrote to Hy Price. walked up Regent Street with Mr Birch called on Captn & Mrs Sturt & had a long talk with them. dined at Kent Terrace Monday 26th Fine received letters from my mother & Mr Ley & Newspapers from Adelaide to 7 Oct pr Colona but no letters Wrote to my mother & Kingston walked into the City called on on Mr Chas Wilde & Hy Collier, went with the latter to the Gresham Club & lunched there proposed as an Honorary Member called on J Taylor & took a lesson in Thor’ bass. dined at the Club & went to the Philharmonic Concert in the evening we had the Overture to [. . .] Mario sung il mio tesoro from Don Giovanni of Mozart & Mercadante’s “In terra ci divisero” delightfully. Beethoven’s

78 Marietta Alboni (1826-1894) renowned Italian contralto opera singer. 79 An opera by Rossini. 80 Le Diable à Quatre was a comic opera by Gluck. 81 Marie Taglioni (1804-1884) an Italian/Swedish ballet dancer and Carlotta Grisi (1819-1899) an Italian ballet

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Sinfonia No 4 in B flat one of the most charming things I ever heard. & the overture

to Der Freyschutz82 The second part consisted of Racine’s Athalie, the words translated by Bartholomew & parts read by Mr Bartley the two Miss Williams & Mrs Noble singing the principal parts some parts exceedingly good, but not quite the thing for a concert I think. On the Queens entering “God save the Queen” was played as this band can play it Tuesday 27th Cold but fine cold at 9.30 went from Euston Station to Rugby arriving 11.50 called at Mr Prices & lunched there & in the afternoon walked with Mrs Grenfell & Miss Price to Bilton where Addison83 lived the Gardens are well laid out, the Dutch portion being good of its Kind but \the Style is/ on too small a scale to please me. the Portraits in the house were some of them good especially that of Addison’s daughter, had a very pleasant walk home thro’ the fields dined at Mr Prices & heard some music in the Evening Wedy 28th Showery in morning fine afterwards, After breakfast called on Mrs Price, lunched there & afterwards took a walk with Mrs Grenfell & Miss Price round Rugby to the Southward and [page 110]

March 1849 Eastward thro’ pleasant fields & very much enjoyed it, returned to dinner afterwards, two young friends of Mr Prices came in & we had some songs. Thursday 29th Cloudy but fine. The happiest day of my life hitherto. Wrote to Mrs Price Guernsey my mother & Ar Ley. left Rugby at 1pm & arrived in town at 4. found letters from my mother, Alfred, Mrs Kingston, went to Kent Terrace & dined with John Taylor & Hadgy84 called on Mrs Sturt who was not at home. Friday 30th Showery, went into the City early called on Jno Taylor & at the Bank called on Mr

Wilde & arranged about a settlement of Butlers matter for my father called on Weeding & Wheeler & Co neither at home called on Collier & on Jas Ley the latter gave me particulars of poor Cary’s accident I fear it will be some time before she recovers. dined early at Club & ran down to Rugby by the 5 o’clock express arriving at 7.18 spent the Evening at Prices Saty 31st Showery. received a letter from my mother After breakfast called on Mr Sale & had a long talk went to the reading room & after lunch walked with Martha85 on the Barby Road through the [page 111]

fields to the Dunchurch Road. wrote to my mother & Mrs Kingston. Music in Evening. Sunday 1 April Fine after lunch walked with Martha & Maria86 on the Barby Road. wrote to Cary Mrs Sturt, Mrs Anstey, Louisa,& Isabella & Algernon had some good talk in the evening. Monday 2d Lovely morning Showery in afternoon talked with Maria from breakfast to lunch time after lunch we practised some songs dined at Mr Chas Arnolds met Mrs & Miss Arnold Mr Philpott & Mr Bradley, all pleasant poeple Mrs Arnold who is German plays

82 Der Freischütz an opera by Carl Maria von Weber 83 Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician.playwright and politician. 84 Haji (Algernon) was the son of Harriet and John Taylor. 85 Martha Price, to whom he was now engaged. 86 Maria Grenfell, Martha’s older sister.

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exceedingly well and he sings with good taste Tuesday 3d Fine received letter from my mother wrote to her, Harriet, Aunt Alder, Mr Wilde & Miss Mounsey walked with Martha & Maria, their cousins Edward & Louisa Price & Mrs & Miss Meyer came to dinner, Louisa sang several songs very well. Wedy 4th Showery. received letter from my mother called on Mrs Arnold & met Mrs Colton there, after lunch Maria & Martha drove over to Lutterworth with me, we returned to dinner & had some music in the evening Thursday 5th Wet day. received letters from my father, Mr Wilde M Hart Chas Sturt & Algernon wrote to my [page 112]

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father & Chas Wilde, called on Mr Sale, introduced to Mr Higham [?] inventor of the two wire telegraph drove over with Martha & Maria to Lutterworth & dined there with Edward & Louisa Price. went into the Church of which Wicliff87 was the Rector saw his Pulpit chair & gown & modern monument & Chantrey on our return to Rugby met Mr Fras Newman \of King’s College/ brother of the celebrated Newman Friday 6th Good Friday. lovely spring day. wrote to Caroline. walked with Martha towards Bilton thro’ the meadows & then crossed the fields to the Barby road. met in the evening Mr Sellers & Revd Mr Burbidge composer of some extraordinary poems had a good deal of talk about Bishops &c. Saty 7th Showery. at 7.45 left Rugby with Martha & Maria for town en route for Guernsey. received a letter from Caroline. Mr Peachey called & we had a long talk dined at club, went from thence to Ovington Terrace & accompanied Martha & Maria to Mrs Harrisons at Kensington and back. wrote to Mr Buck Sunday 8th Showery spring day. went to Ovington Terrace & from there to Mrs Harrisons with Martha & Maria dined there, & spent the evening Harrys old friend Mr Burroughes called & we had a long talk.

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Monday 9th Fine but dull. received a letter from Caroline Mr Burroughes came to Breakfast with me & we afterwards went to Ovington Terrace from where I escorted the Ladies and Edward & Dolerora [name corrected in pencil to Dolores] to the Zoological

Gardens Pantheon &c and returned to Ovington Terrace to dinner. took the children home to Kensington. received letters from my father Mrs Jones & Mr Whitington Tuesday 10th Dull day received letter from Mr Turner of Bideford. wrote to him Caroline Mr Alston Mrs Jones & my father. went to Manor Place for my father Meymotts Court.[?] called on, Wilde, Dunant, Buck Collier at Cross Street. called on Mr Weeding & had a long talk with him. dined at Club with Jas Ley went to Mrs Hansons & met Martha & Maria, saw them home. received letter from Capt Coombes. Wedy 11th Dull received letters from Mr Buck Mr Wilde Mr Burroughes & Captn Hugonin 39th Regt88, wrote to Captn Coombes Mr Burroughes & my father & to Mr Weymott. drove to Ovington Terrace & thence with Martha & Maria to Kensington Terrace where we picked up their cousin Mary Carreè & Miss Isabella Daly. drove over Hammersmith Bridge thro’ Richmond to Hampton Court saw the Pictures Gardens & vinery with which all were much pleased dined at Hampton & returned in

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April 1849 evening having all of us much enjoyed our trip Thursday 12th Fine, received letters from my mother Mr Turner. Harriet, Gresham Club. John Taylor wrote to John Taylor& Geo Rodger & Captn Coombes met Martha & Maria & walked with them up the Strand as far as Kings College from thence thro’ Covent Garden \Market/ to the Reform club over which I took them. After lunch I called on Herslett89 & Scott Norfolk St Mr Peachey. at Apothecaries Hall for my father & on Ed James. dined at club drove to Kensington& took Martha Maria & Mrs Harrison to hear Jenny Lind in Il flauto Magico90 at the Opera. She has a wonderful voice with rather an affectation of simplicity. I was much pleased with Colletti & Belletti & Mad Casaloni Lablache was in pretty good voice. saw the ladies home Friday 13th Cloudy received letters from Ar Ley. M Hart & Mr Meymott, wrote to M Hart my mother Caroline Capn Coombes & B Price. called on Mr Peachey Mr Cary for M Hart, Wheeler& Co about Glen Osmond, &c Weeding lunched at Gresham Club & dined at the Reform with Jas Montgomery Fisher Cooper & Mr Drummond. After dinner to Waterloo Station where I met Martha & Maria by train to Southampton thence by Steamer for Guernsey fine powerful boat but small. [page 115]

Saty 14th Showery at 9 Am we arrived at Guernsey, a pretty place on landing we met Martha’s sisters Louisa Henrietta & Annie & Mr Bonamy went to Mrs Prices who received us most kindly, breakfasted there. Miss Charlotte Mansell & her brother Alfred called on us, we called on Mr & Mrs Mansell & on Mrs Bonamy & her daughters. dined at Mrs Prices & passed a most agreable day. wrote to Mr G Whitington & Bonamy Price Sunday 15th Fine April weather, dined at Mrs Prices walked in the Evening to St Johns Monday 16th Showery. called after breakfast on Mr Mansell wrote to Caroline. met Mr Bonamy & Mr Alfd Mansell a great many friends of Martha’s called upon us introduced at the club by Alfd Mansell. dined at Mrs Prices & had some music in the evening Tuesday 17th Changeable with snow. received letters from Alfred. J B Montefiore my father Captn Coombes & Mr Hirslett [?] called on Mr Mansell. Mr Josiah Ahier drove Martha Henrietta & myself a beautiful round past S. Saviours & returning thro’ Kingsmill to S. Sampsons after dinner we all went to a party at Mr Bonamy’s met Ellen Collins B Collins & Alfred Collins music & dancing pleasant Evening Wedy 18th Beautiful day, wrote my father called on Mrs [page 116]

April 1849 Mrs Kelly neè Montgomery) & found her well, dined at Mrs Huards [?] with Martha & her family Isabella Bonamy coming in the evening passed a very pleasant day walked thro’ their garden & the Fort. wrote my father Captn Coombes & G Rodger Thursday 19th Snow & stormy weather. called on Mrs Mansell & Miss Frome. received letters from Mr Burroughes, Arthur Ley, Caroline, B Price & Mrs Kingston, wrote to Mrs Kingston & Mr Burroughes. dined with Martha & her family and Mr Alfd Mansell Mrs Mansell an exceedingly pleasant woman spent a most agreable evening. a Brig was lost on Castle Cornet in the afternoon in which Alfd Mansell was interested.

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Friday 20th Snow & Squally weather. wrote to Mr Burroughes and Caroline. returned calls on the following Mrs Guerin Mr & Mrs La Motteè Mrs John La Motteè Dr Wm Mansell, Mrs Mansell Vernisliolets [?] Mrs Ozanne Mrs Cockburn Dr Lukis Dr Corbin Mr Alfd Collings. dined at Mrs Prices and went in the evening to Mr Hilary Carreè Deputy bailiff of Guernsey who gave me some information relative to the constitution of the Island. met Mr Thos Mansells sisters. Saty 21st Showery. After breakfast walked thro’ the [page 117]

market. called on Mr Mansell & met Mrs & Miss Auvergne there, returned calls on Mr Wm Mellish & Mrs La Motteè we took a drive out to Doyle’s Monument thro’ the Fort & saw several beautiful views. a little Bay called Petit Bo was exceedingly pretty. we lunched at Mrs Majors & returned to dinner in the evening Maria Isabella & Martha Bonamy Alfd Mansell Jnr & Bonamy Collins came to tea & we had some music & dancing – received letters from Arthur Ley & my mother. Sunday 22d Fine In the morning we went to the Old Church which is exceedingly fine the service was in French. in the afternoon took a walk on each Pier. wrote to Arthur Ley, the Porter of the club & my mother – Monday 23d Fine spring day. wrote to Caroline. called on Mr Jno Mansell & Mr Bony Collings

Mrs Alfd Mansell & Mrs Ahier. after lunch drove over to Saints Bay & walked round the Cliff, the view very beautiful walked down to Moulin-Huet Bay which I think prettier, & round the Cliff After dinner we went to Mrs Bonamys Music & dancing. Tuesday 24th Fine. received a very kind letter from Mr Jno Bonamy called on him but did not find him at home [page 118]

called on Mrs Bonamy. I left Guernsey by the Brunswick Steamer for Torquay at 5.30 P.M. the view of the Islands is extreemly beautiful. Wedy 25th Beautiful day. at 3 A.m. we anchored in Tor Bay after a beautiful passage. we got on shore & through the Custom House soon after four, went to Webbs Hotel & after breakfast hired a pony Phaeton & drove round the Environs, the views are extreemly beautiful in places Babbicombe91 Bay for instance drove thro’ Tor Abbey grounds the property of the Cary family. Torquay is a pretty place & clean but overbuilt left at 11.20 by Express for Exeter. Wrote to Martha, my mother, & the Postmaster General complaining of the incivility of the Postmaster at Torquay arrived at Exeter at 12.30 & at 1. started by the Mail for Bideford my companions being Mr Pratt, brother of Tidd Pratt, & a clergyman & his wife from Hampshire all pleasant & intelligent people arrived at Bideford at 6 & found poor Cary much better in spirits & the injuries going on as well as possible. received letters from G Rodger & Clement Swetenham. Thursday 26th Beautiful day. wrote to Martha, my father, Mrs Kingston & the Porter at the club. [page 119] drove out after lunch to Dunant, & found a sick house but all convalescent, Mr Ley not out of his room from gout but promising to come down tomorrow if the weather continues fine. had a long talk with Mr Turner on Cary’s state & his opinion is more satisfactory than I feared. In the evening I received a letter from my mother saying

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my father was alarmingly ill, but there is no means of leaving until tomorrow morning early. wrote again to Martha, & John Taylor, my mother, Club Porter & Sir Hy Webb. Friday 27th Rainy day started by mail at ¼ to eight & dining in Exeter arrived in town at 10.30 P.M. by Great Western. received letter from Sir Hy Webb wrote to him, M Hart & Coll Gawler called since I have been away but I have no time to see them & am much tired. Saty 28th Beautiful day. started from Euston Sq at 9.20 by Express & arrived at Normanton at 2.45 and at Huddersfield at 4.45 four hundred & seventy odd miles besides stoppages. Not finding the carriage at the station I took a cab out to Birksgate& on arrival there was much grieved to find my poor father much worse [page 120] than I had anticipated, being quite unconscious & having been so since Wednesday, I however had the Melancholy satisfaction of finding when I asked if he knew me, that he did and pronounced my name squeezing my hands & he then relapsed into unconsciousness. I received a letter from my dear Martha this morning and another from Louisa written in October last. It is however too late to answer Martha’s Sunday 29th Lovely day. Wrote to Caroline, Martha & Jno Taylor my poor father continues much in the same state but weaker, I repeated some short prayers to him which attracted his attention & he joined in them & remembered me most distinctly. in the afternoon Dr Taylor to whom I had written yesterday & today called & saw him & left us saying he could do nothing for him. Monday 30th Beautiful day. received letters from Jno Taylor Alfred (of 10th Decr) G Whitington Robt Buck & Caroline, wrote to Jno Taylor, Cary, Jas Hamilton, Mr Buck. Wheeler & Co there being no post to Guernsey until tomorrow I did not longer leave my poor father to write, he is much the same but weaker, & was conscious for nearly an hour & a half this morning. Mr Hy Moorhouse called. my uncle Joseph left for Penistone after [page 121]

breakfast, Mr Owen& Mr Collier called in the afternoon. Tuesday 1 May. Fine day. received letter from Mr Whitington wrote to Martha Caroline Jno Taylor & my uncle Joseph. received a months papers from Adelaide but no letters. my poor father continues much the same but weaker & more conscious. Wedy 2d Showery. Received letters from Martha, Maria JnoTaylor enclosing one from Alfred to 6 Jany from Jas Hamilton & Wheeler & Co. Wrote to Jno Taylor Caroline, my uncle Joseph Miss Mounsey & my Martha & Mr Burroughes not very well today. Mr

Owen called again, wrote to Alfred – my father continues much the same but easier Thursday 3d Fine day. A Melancholy Birthday. received letters from Jas Hamilton & Aunt Alder. wrote to Martha, Maria, Caroline Jno Taylor & Aunt Alder also to EW. James – At halfpast two oclock my poor father who had been much easier all the morning breathed his last, without effort or suffering Gods will be done. Friday 4th Beautiful day. received letters from my dear Martha, Maria, Uncle Joseph & Mr Hirslett. wrote to John Taylor Ar Ley my Uncles Joseph, William & Richardson Aunt Laing Mr Norman [?] Mr Dyer & Mr Carberry. called on Mr Collins the Rector of KirkBarton, & drove [page 122]

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Saty 5th Cloudy but fine, Drove over to Buxton & saw Mr Collins & arranged with him & the Sexton as to opening the Vault &c. received letters from my dear Martha John Taylor Ar Ley & Lieut Coll Maberly wrote to Martha, Mr Hertslett [?] Jno Taylor & Ar Ley Alfred & John Baker. walked to Stocks’s Moor Sunday 6th Cloudy & dull. wrote to Chas Campbell. walked to Stocks Moor & thence along the Railway to Shepley & back thro Berry Banks & some woods (Birksgate property) Monday 7th Fine day but cold. Received letters from dear Martha, John Taylor, Ar Ley Caroline uncle William, Miss Mounsey & EW James. Wrote to Martha Caroline & Jno Taylor walked along the Railway – wrote to Mr Owen – Tuesday 8th Dull & cold day. received letters from Ar Ley Mr Harman Mr Carberry & the Club. wrote to Ar Ley walked on the Railway as usual. Wedy 9th Cold day. After breakfast Mr & Mrs Booth, Uncle Joseph uncle Richardson my cousin Thomas Mr Harrison Mr Armitage & Mr Owen came over to pay the last tribute of respect to my poor fathers remains, we were accompanied by about thirty of the tenants to [page 123]

Kirkburton Church, where the service was performed by the Rector Mr Collins & the

body was interred in the family vault. they all returned to Birksgate & after dinner left early. the Tenants according to the custom of the Country had a dinner prepared for them at the George Hotel under the superintendence of the Bailiff John Noules – I received letters from my dear Martha informing me that Mrs Price was dangerously ill – also from John Taylor, Algernon, Ar Ley Mrs Ley – I wrote a letter in the Evening to Martha altho feeling that I could be of little service beyond the expression of Sympathy – Thursday 10th dull rainy day. wrote to John Taylor, Algernon Edward, Cary, Ar Ley, Mr Fookes Mr Carberry & Mrs Beck Went into Huddersfield & saw Mr Marsden at the Bank & Mr Floyd Solr also Mr Armitage. engaged remainder of day in looking over papers accounts &c. Friday 11th Fine day recd letters from Martha & Maria containing better news. wrote to her & to Mr Armitage. also to Mr Sugden, my mother received a great many kind letters from friends drove up to Huddersfield & saw Mr Floyd & to the Bank where I ` deposited my mothers plate for her returned to dinner. Saty 12th Lovely day After an early breakfast I started over to Peniston where I saw Mr & Mrs Booth & Mary & Mr Richardson [page 124]

May 1849 left Peniston at 10.29 & arrived at Rugby at 4.15 where I found Lydia who had just received the sad news of the loss of poor Mrs Price Bonamy came in shortly afterwards & was very much affected. Algy was gone out & I did not see him. I met Mrs Rose Lydias sister in law & liked her chatty and agreable left Rugby at 8.20 & arrived at Euston at 11 went into the Club & saw Dr Power, who gave me his opinion on John Taylors health – he will at all events we fear be confined to the house for some time – Sunday 13th Fine day. called on Dr Power & at Mrs Harrisons – at Kensington saw Dolores Edward & Mary Carreè all well. went to Kent Terrace & saw John & Algernon. John is in better spirits than I had expected & thinks he is a little better Harriet is expected this evening at ¼ past 11. not being very well I determined to dine at the Club & go to bed early Monday 14th Dull warm day. recd letter from my mother & a very kind letter from Kingston. wrote to my mother & Kingston. Mr Fredk Horne called on me I did not remember

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him until he I told him me that we had met at Jesmond [?] Abbey when I was staying there twelve years ago, he wished for information about Australia (himself talks of going [page 125] with Gaston [?] who I do remember but have not yet seen to Zahara- [. . .] on the West Coast of Barbary where they are to amuse the Arabs & to make fortunes. I fear the amusement will be all on the Arabs side, but he is exceedingly Sanguine as all men bent on New enterprises are. Clement Swetenham called afterwards. Engaged all the Morning looking thro’ deeds &c Went to Hunnards in Middle Temple Lane & made arrangements with him for supplies when I shall return to Adelaide. Went to Shirtmakers & Stationers at the Royal Exchange called at the Commercial Bank & saw Mr Cutbill & young Oxenford. obtained the box containing my poor fathers London deeds & took it to Cross Street where I saw Algernon & Uncle David both well Went to the Imperial Life Office & got certificates &c to claim amount of Policy &c & enclosed them to my mother for signature. Went up to Kent Terrace & found Jno Taylor not quite so well & Harriet not arrived wrote a note to my dear Martha. returned to Club & dined there Cooper Fisher & Mr Burcham dined at the same table. saw Dr Power who recommended me to be quiet for a day or two, the throat being very sore & inflamed I went to the Philharmonic in the evening but did not enjoy it much Beethovens sinfonia in A No 7 is charming received letter from Mr Fooks wrote to him & Mr Harman ] [page 126] May 1849 Tuesday 15th Fine spring day. whilst dressing this morning one of the Regts of ForthGuards passed up Pall Mall, Band playing exceedingly well. wrote to Miss Mounsey. recd a letter from Mr Firth which I answered And another from my dear Martha wrote to my mother. called on Ed Meymott & Mrs Meymott in Great Surrey Street walked across the Suspension Bridge to Deans Yard where I saw Mr Hodgson about the Lambeth Copyholds. walked thro’ Howell & James’s Coll Gawler called on me & I went with him to Ushers [?] in Suffolk Street where I saw Mrs Gawler & their son John who has lately a commission in the 73d at the Cape. Oconnels Regt called at Rossi’s & thence to Kent Terrace where I found John looking better & Harriet much cut up & nervous & Lilly pretty well. dined at the Club with Cooper & Mr Hollins & went to bed early. As I was walking past the Admiralty I met Sidney Bernard who is \now/ an Assistant Surgeon in the Navy & had just returned from the West Indies & promd to breakfast with me tomorrow morg

Wedy 16th Fine day. waited breakfast for Sidney untill 10 oclock when he not coming I had breakfast which I had scarcely finished when a waiter from the Ship at Charing Cross came to say that Poor Bernard had taken about seven ounces of Morphia last night by accident, I went down there & found him alive [page 127]

in a state of stupor & the Medical attendants gave no hopes of his recovery – called on Mr Hodgson in Deans Yard thence to Mr Fooks in Chancery Lane & talked over Edwards prospects. called on Mrs Ley who was from home, went to the Commercial Bank & saw Mr Cutbill called on Mr V J Collier & arranged valuations &c for my fathers estate. called at Cross Street & saw [. . .] & uncle David from thence to Kent Terrace where John appeared rather better & Harry & Lilly pretty well. returned to club & ballotted – left town by the Express train at 5 & arrived at Southampton at 7.15

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put up at the Dolphin a good Inn at a quarter to twelve I went on board the Despatch Steamer for Guernsey where I met Bonamy & Lydia. Thursday 17th Fine day. After a very rough passage we arrived about half past ten. and at two we performed the melancholy duty of attending the remains of poor Mrs Price to their last resting place – A melancholy birthday for poor Martha who is very thin – wrote to Mr H Hart. Friday 18th Fine After breakfast saw Miss Susan Price & Mr Bonamy & Alfred Mansell. Sir Thos Mansell called on me..called on Uncle Mansell & found them all pretty well. called on Mrs Bonamy & found her suffering much. Martha better but still far from well & Isabella looking very well. returned to High Street & dined there Isabella Bonamy called on them [page 128]

May 1849 Saty 19th Fine day. received letters from my mother, Cary Mr Sugden & Mr Robt Buck. called on Mr Jno Mansell & Mrs Bonamy. several people called inter alia Dr Delisle cousin of Delisle of the 9 bn [?] Sunday 20th Showery. Went to the Old Church in the morning. after dinner took a walk with Martha & called in Saumarez Street. wrote to my mother. Cary. Harriet & Alfred – Monday 21st Beautiful day. Bonamy & Lydia left for England Went for a drive with Martha, Maria & Henrietta to La Moye & walked out amongst the rocks & afterwards to the West end of the Island. sent cards to Sir Wm Ehling [?] & Sir Thos Mansell Captn Bony Mansell Dr Thos Mansell & Mr Elias Guerin who had called. Miss Susan Price spent the evening with us. Tuesday 22d Fine called on Mrs Mansell & Mrs Bonamy on Dr DeLisle & Mrs Carreè received letters from Harriet Caroline. General Post Office Mr Fenton & Mr Harman drove out with Martha Louisa & Florence to the Druids Altar at Lancresse92 & thence to Cobo Bay. the Altar is curious. After dinner Mr Tupper [?] called. Went with Martha to make a call on Mrs Alfd Mansell. Wedy 23d Fine day. breakfasted with Martha & at ten oclock wished her goodbye & went on board the Dispatch [page 129]

Steamer for Southampton Mr Mansell came down to the Pier with me, we arrived at Southampton at 7.30 having had a rough passage to the Caskets. put up at Solomons, who did not give a good dinner. Mr Bonamy Collings came over with me. left Southampton by the Mail train at 1.20 A.M. Thursday 24th Beautiful day arrived in town at 4.30 A.M. received letters from my mother Caroline & the Imperial Office. wrote to Mr [. . .] my mother & Cary. called on Mr Hodgson in Deans Yard. then at Kent Terrace. went to Cross Street, to Mr V Collier, Mr Harman & Wheeler & Co. who had a box of ore from my Mine at Glen Osmond returned to Club & dined with Mr Sowton & Mr of the Home Circuit. went to bed early. Friday 26th Beautiful day, Went into the City & called on Mr Dunant about Mr Booth’s Dutch Bonds. called at Cross Street & on Mr Harman who was not at home called on Mr V Collier. from thence to Kent Terrace where I found John apparently better. called on Swetenham. dined at club & played billiards in the Evening. having been very feverish all day & inclined to be quiet

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Saty 26th Fine. received letters from my mother Martha & Mr Hart. Mr Fenton called about the Holme Reservoir & I promised to ask some Members of Parliament to support him. [page 130] May 1849 Went into the City & called on Mr Harman with whom I had a long talk about my fathers estate, introduced to Mr Whitbread; the celebrated brewer who invited me down to Purfleet. called on Mr Josh Lyle at Mr Hunts [?] 34 Great Winchester Street & had a good deal of conversation about their smelting works from thence I took an Omnibus intending to call on Mr James at Ely Place but the driver going on whilst I was getting out my \left/ foot got turned round & dislocated one of the small wedge bones (Tarsal) & tearing the sinew from the bone, the boot being thick forced the bone back in to its place & I got as far as Mr James’s but there was glad to send for a cab & borrowing a slipper got home as quickly as possible, quite a cripple – sent for Power Dr lotions &c. Sunday 27th Fine day. confined to my room. C Swetenham called & chatted an hour as did E W James Somers Harford. wrote to Mrs Gawler information for Mr & Mrs Worsley of Rugby. read good deal. got down into the club in the Evening for a few hours, but the getting down & back made my foot much worse. Monday 28th Rainy. received letters from Ar Ley& Mr Harman, wrote to Harriet, Martha, my mother Caroline, Aunt Booth, Mr Armitage Mr Fookes [page 131]

& Mr Harman, foot a good deal swelled & painful. read the first Vol of Consuelo by Geo Sand, the best of the French I have written but very heavy. Algernon called in the evening & told me he had received a message by Electric Telegraph from Herbert at Liverpool, who is expected by the Express this evening Tuesday 29th Fine. received letters from Martha & Maria wrote to my mother Caroline & Martha in the Evening Herbert called he was looking very well. he brought me a message from Manor Place requiring repairs & from Mr Da Costa wishing to see me wrote to him Wedy 30th Fine received letters from Cary, my mother enclosing one from Mrs Corbett & another from tenants in Mansell Passage93 requiring repairs. & a letter from V. J. Collier. – Wrote to Mr Collier. Mr Harman my mother. Caroline Mrs Corbett. Mrs Phillips & Mrs Gratwick. Mr Coffin called. & chatted half an hour–I went down into the Club in the evening & dined there with Somers Harford & Mr Foster Finished reading Consuelo which is like the Yorkshiremans horse if he has no vice neither has it much virtue Thursday 31st Cloudy but very close. received letters from Martha & from Alfred of 14th Jany No 12 & 14 Feby No 14 per Overland Mail. wrote Mr Cutbill at Commercial Bank of London enclosing remittance from Bank of Australasia [page 132] June 1849 wrote to Mr Denny. my mother. C Swetenham & Mr Fenton called. went down in the club to dinner & received letters from Mrs Corbett & Mr Cutbill Engaged all day in looking over Alfreds letters Accounts &c

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Friday 1 June. Fine. Received letters from my mother & Caroline wrote to them & Martha. Mr Lettsom called & looked over the specimens of lead & Copper ore No 7 of Paringa he thought the most of. wrote to my mother, Cary Martha & Mrs Corbett. dined in the Club Herbert called engaged the greater part of the day in writing to Alfred. Saty 2d June fine & warm. disappointed at receiving no letter from Guernsey. Wrote to Alfred & Edward recd a letter from Martha in the Evening. called in a cab at Mr Hodgsons in Deans Yard & at Kent Terrace dined at Club with Mr Welsby. Sunday 3d Beautiful day. Clement Swetenham & EW James & his brother called. drove round Hyde Park for two hours with Somers Harford & dined with him at the Club afterwards, foot better being able to put it to the ground for a minute or two. Monday 4th Cloudy but fine, received letters from my mother & Caroline. Mr Fenton called wrote to my mother Cary & Martha, Miss Jobson, Denny [page 133]

& the Secry of the Apothecaries Coy. drove out in the afternoon called at Kent Terrace & on Mrs J Meymott at 11 Gloucester Road drove in Hyde Park & returned to the Club to dinner received a letter from Mrs Gratwick of Manor Place in evening. Tuesday 5th Fine & warm received letter from Martha. engaged at accounts all the morning. wrote to B Hawes the Under Secy for the Colonies, drove in the Park with Dr Power. dined at the club with Mr Foulkes of the North Wales Circuit. Wedy 6th Fine & warm. received letters from Arthur Ley & Cary wrote to Martha. my mother, & Ar Ley enclosing letters of introduction for Mr Jno williams to Alfred & Chas Campbell. wrote to Apothecaries Coy & to Mrs Gratwick. in the afternoon it became rainy. drove into the City with Mr Lettsom to Wheeler & Co’s where he obtained a specimen of Wheal Hardy94 ore – from thence to Cross Street, called on Mr V J Collier & at the Commercial Bank returned to club & dined with him received a letter from Mr Hawes Thursday 7th Fine but dull. received letters from Martha & my mother enclosing one from Sergt Rough. wrote to Herbert with the enclosure. engaged at accounts all the morning drove to Kent terrace & found John Taylor looking better. drove in the Park dined at the Club, in the evening looked thro’ Roebucks new work95 on Colonization, it is [page 134] June 1849 evidently written on Canadian views – received a letter from E. W. James. Friday 8th Fine but dull. foot a little better, wrote to Martha & my mother. called on Mr

Hodgson in Deans Yard & on Mr French at the Royal Exchange who expressed himself perfectly satisfied with what had been done in Griffens [?] matter & promised to write – called at Cross Street & saw Herbert & Hocking [?] called on E W James in Ely Place dined at club with Power & played a rubber at whist in the evening – having found a set willing to play for shillings Saty 9th Beautiful day. received letter from Martha – wrote to Caroline & Denny [?]. Mr Lettsom called. engaged in morning sorting letter & papers. drove in the Park dined at the club received letter in the evening about Manor Place. Sunday 10th Very cold North East wind but fine. drove to East Dulwich & called on Mrs Jones. called on Mrs Jackson & had a long chat dined at club with Mr Neave [?] & had along chat about Australia.

94 Wheal Hardy was a silver-lead mine at Glen Osmond near Adelaide in South Australia. 95 John Arthur Roebuck : The Colonies of England, London 1849.

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Monday 11th Fine but cold. wrote to Martha. went to Mr Hodgsons & got admitted to Lambeth copyholds. called on Mr Fenn & got specimens for Victoria Mine. called at Cross Street on Mr Harman Mr Weeding Mr Collier at Commercial Bank & on Mr Peachey dined [page 135]

at the club with Cooper. In the evening went to the Philharmonic & heard a most delightful concert Haydens Sinfonia in C. No 1. Madame Dulckens96 Overture to the Concert Stϋck A concerto on the violin of De Bériot97 in D by a little girl Wilhelmina Neruda98 was delightful, the Orchestra applauding & O Salutaris hostia99 by Miss Andrews were the best – Tuesday 12th Fine still cold. received a letter from Martha & another from Mr French expressing satisfaction with what had been done. wrote to Mr Harman & Wheeler & Co. & my mother. Mr Peachey called & we had a long chat drove to Kent Terrace & into the Park dined at the club with Mr Lettsom. In the evening Sir Hy Webb lent me his stall at the Italian Opera at Covent Garden Masaniello100 brilliantly put upon the stage Dorus Gras101 sang well & Nerthier [?] a very pretty & pleasing Fenella. Wedy 13th Beautiful day. wrote to Martha. called on Jno Taylor 6 Furnivals Inn. on Mr Harman, Weeding & at Cross Street wrote to Alfred. called on Herberts friends the Flemings. Mr Fleming & two other Americans dined at the Club with Herbert, Cooper, & myself. Arnold Montgomery called I had not seen him for nearly eleven years he was looking very well & pressed me to come down to Devizes & stay with him. Mr Wawn, [?] showed me

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June 1849 a letter from Dr Lang on the proposed Australian bill which I read & made such notes on it as I thought would give him correct ideas of our wants & wishes for South Australia – Thursday 14th Beautiful day. received letters from Martha Bonamy & Mr Harman. Mrs Ley called as did Mr Fenton & Miss Jobson. wrote to Mr Harman & Bonamy. called on Mr Hodgson drove in Hyde Park as usual, saw the Queen who looked well. dined at Club Went to Covent Garden & heard the Huguenots102 which was very well put on the stage & was altogether much pleased more so than on Tuesday altho’ the unaccompanied Chorus in Masaniello was very good. Grisi103 & Dorus Gras sang & acted well as did Mario104 & Marini,105 the chorus with the Priests was encored as would also one or two of Grisi’s bu were not the Opera so long in itself. Friday 15th Fine but dull. received a letter from my mother, some people called about the houses in Manor Place. wrote to Martha & my mother & to Mrs Bromley. engaged all the morning reading thro’ the Bill for the new constitution for the Australian colonies.

96 Madame Dulckens was a pianist who organised concerts. 97 Charles Auguste De Bériot (1802-1870) was a Belgian violinist and composer. 98 Wilhelmina Neruda, known as Wilma (1838-1911) was a famous Moravian violinist. She was a child prodigy,

performing in Vienna at the age of seven. She was eleven when Arthur Hardy saw her. 99‘ O Salutaris Hostia’ is a hymn by St Thomas Aquinas. Miss Andrews was the singer. 100 An opera by Daniel François Esprit Auber (1782-1871), a French composer. 101 Julie Dorus-Gras (1805-1896) was a Belgian soprano. She sang Elvire. 102 Les Huguenots is a French opera by the German composer Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) 103 Giulia Grisi (1811-1869) was an Italian opera singer. 104 Giovanni Mario (1810-1883), a great Italian singer, was the husband of Giulia Grisi. 105 Ignazio Marini ((1811-1873) was a celebrated Italian operatic bass.

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drove thro’ Hyde park to Kensington & called on Mrs Harrison & found the children had left for Southampton. dined with Mr & Mrs Weeding [page 137

in Meclenburg Square.106 Mr Macleod in the evening at the club made great enquiries about settling in Australia Saty 16th Fine. received letters from Martha, Bonamy & Mr Harman, wrote to Mrs Gratwick & Mr Harman. called on Weeding, V J Collier & at Commercial Bank. dined at Club with Jas Ley went to a South Australian Soirée in the evening at the Hanover Square Rooms saw Hy Collier Jno Hutt Mr Graham Mr Clisby Mr Thos Williams Wheeler & others Sunday 17th Fine. went up to Kent Terrace and saw Harriet Herbert & Algernon, Powers account of John’s state are very alarming. returned to the club to dinner, did not feel very well & reading in the Library I fell asleep & did not wake until 12 oclock Monday 18th Beautiful day. received letter from Mr Burroughes Mr Fenton called about the Holme Reservoirs Mr Terry called as did a Mr & Miss Trip [?] to enquire about Adelaide they were recommended by Jackson & said he was practising as a Solr in Devonshire. wrote to Martha & Mr Burroughes & to my mother. dined at the Club with Jas Ley. wrote to Harriet Tuesday 19th Fine but dull. received letter from Martha wrote to Herbert & despatched letter to Committee of Victoria Mine (Neales & Co) read part of Froude’s Nemesis of Faith107 dined at club with Mr Rich. Received letters from V Collier & E W James Wedy 20th dull day. received letters from Mr Burroughes [page 138]

June 1849 & Jno Noble wrote to Martha, my mother, Mr Mander [?] & Bonamy. Mr Fleming, Herberts American friend brought his daughter & Neice to see the Club, with which they appeared much pleased. drove to Manor Place & thence to Mr Colliers, Cross Street & M r James in Ely Place, called at Chapmans the publishers & could not resist making a few purchases returned to the Club & dined with Mr Rich & Mr Noel. Swetenham called. Thursday 21st Beautiful day. received letters from Martha & Maria wrote to Mr Burroughes. went to Kent Terrace where I saw Harriet, took my first walk on my return along Jermyn Street calling on Swetenham down S. James Street & home by Pall Mall & did not suffer from it. dined at the club with Jas Ley wrote to the Daily News on the subject of Colonial Penny Postage met Mr Jackson of Birkenhead in the evening & had some conversation about Birkenhead Bonds. Friday 22d Beautiful day. Received letters from my mother enclosing one from Anne Perkins. wrote to Martha Maria my mother Caroline & Miss Perkins & a long letter to Mr Bass on the Australian Colonies Bill dined at the Club with Cooper Jas Ley & Jas Montgomery read some more of Froude’s Nemesis. r`eceived letters from Mr Simpson & E W James.

106 Mecklenburgh Square. 107 James Anthony Froude (1818-1894) was an English historian, novelist and biographer. His scandalous novel,

The Nemesis of Faith, published in 1849, caused him to give up ideas of a religious career.

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Saty 23d Beautiful day again. received letters from Martha Bonamy & Mr Burroughes, wrote to Martha & Mr Simpson & to Denny [?]. went down to Blackwall by Steamer with Cooper & dined at Lovegroves, dinner & wine good & moderate. Sunday 24th Beautiful day. Jas Meredith called & promised to go down by the Express on Monday afternoon – went to Kent Terrace & saw John Taylor, who we hope has rather taken a turn for the better, altho’ Dr Power thinks it is only a rally, but I hope he may yet prove to be wrong. dined at the Army & Navy Club with Swetenham Mr Antrobus Mr Wynne & another a very inferior club to ours, their smoking room is the only good room they possess. Monday 25th Fine but cloudy & close. received letters from my mother Caroline & Jno Noble. wrote to Martha my mother & Caroline Jas Ley called. drove into the city, calling at Green & Wards, Poulets [? ], Chapmans Mrs Ley, Wheeler & Co, Cross Street. V J Collier, Commercial Bank. Mr Cary & E W James. dined at Club with Jas Ley, went in the evening to the last of the Philharmonic Concerts, Mozarts Sinfonia in E Flat No 5 was very good & the finale was encored & a Sinfonia in C minor was very good. as was a trio of Mozarts for Pianoforte [page 140]

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f clarionet & Tenor by Lindsay Sloper108 Williams & [. . .] Periani109 sang the Aria from Somnambula & the Una voce poco fa110 charmingly, her intonation is clear & delightful, Pischek111 sang well & I was much pleased with his Wen ein Maden mir gefällt112 from Zampa113 which I had not heard this eleven years

Tuesday 26th Beautiful day. received letters from Martha & Caroline, wrote to them. called at Green & Wards, dined with Sir Hy Webb at the Club & afterwards went down with him as far as Rugby, the new Entrance to Euston Station is Magnificent, the arches under which you enter are poor compared to the staircase at the other end which is Regal. arrived at Rugby at 7.18 saw Mr Babington at the station, found Bonamy & Lydia well spent the evening there Mr & Mrs Hodson were there, pleasant intelligent people. slept at the Eagle. Wedy 27th Fine day. wrote a note to Martha breakfast at Price’s, Mr Sale called as did Mr Worsley left at 12.10 to Derby, Sheffield & Peniston where I found my mother well, and my Aunt Alder Aunt Booth & Mr Booth & Mary all well, drove to Birksgate to dinner & being very tired went to bed early. Thursday 28th Fine day. Mr Josh Firth called, wrote [page 141]

to Mr Floyd, Mr Pinker & Mr Armitage. Also to Martha. received letters from Caroline, E W. James & Mr Charters of Edinburg re Colonial postage. wrote to Ca E. W. James & Mr Morley. drove over in the carriage with my mother to Peniston & saw my two Aunts Mary & Mr Booth. returned to Birksgate to dinner, looking thro’ a great number of letters my mother had received during my absence & through papers &c.

108 Edward Hugh Lindsay Sloper (1826-1887) was an English musician and teacher. 109 Fanny Tacchinardi Persiani (1812-1867) was an Italian bel canto soprano. 110 The ‘Una voce poco fa’ is from Rossini’s Barber of Seville. 111 Johann Baptist Pischek (1814-1873) was a Bohemian baritone. 112 ‘Wenn ein mädchen mir gefällt’ 113 Zampa is a comic opera in three acts by French composer Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold. It is usually sung

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Friday 29th Dull day. Jno Noble called & settled accts with me. received letters from Martha, E.W. James Mr Fenton & a Mr Packwood about Manor Place. wrote to E.W. James to Green & Ward & to Mr Cutbill for valuations for probate. to Caroline & Mr H Hart. went into Huddersfield & saw Mr Marsden Mr Floyd & Mr Armitage to whom I delivered my fathers letter & two receipts for three per cent consols belonging to Birksgate Estate. called on Thos Firth & returned to dinner had Mr Tuiker at work all day valuing for Probate duty. Saty 30 Dull & Showery. wrote to Mr Charters [?] on the subject of Colonial Postage & to Mr Hodgson about the valuation of a Heriot114 for Lambeth Manor. received letter from E. W James & Mr Packwood about 30 Manor Place. wrote to E.W. James & Mr Marsden & to Martha [page 142]

June 1849 and Donald Montgomery. engaged all day looking thro’ papers &c of my late fathers. Sunday 1 Oct [July written in pencil above Oct.] Showery. received letters from Martha

E.W.James & Green & Ward. wrote to E W James & to Harriet & Mr Booth. Monday 2d Showery & cold. Wrote to Mr Leach at Holmfirth went into Huddersfield & saw Mr Floyd & Mr Marsden returned to dinner engaged looking thro’ & sorting papers wrote to Martha. Tuesday 3d Stormy. wrote to Herbert & Hugonin. drove over to Holmfirth to meet Mr Booth for the purpose of proving my fathers will. called on Mr Floyd & Mr Tinker & from thence to Mr Leach the Surrogate who with Mrs Leach I found agreable people he has been Rector for a great many years Mr Booth did not come the day being so stormy The country about Holmfirth & from this place to it & on to Huddersfield is exceedingly beautiful, far more so than I had any idea of before. drove into Huddersfield where I received a letter from Alfred pr Sibella & from Mr Cutbill & Caroline. drove out to Mr Armitage’s at Milnes bridge House, a very good establishment & dined there meeting Mrs & Miss Armitage one of his daughters in law & two of his sons, who endeavoured to make themselves agreable [page 143]

Wedy 4th Fine but Showery. received letters from Martha Mr Booth & E W James. wrote to Mr Booth, my uncles Josh & William & EW James & to Caroline & Mr Ley. engaged all day in looking thro’ & arranging accounts & papers. Thursday 5th Fine but squally. received letters from Capt Hugonin, Mr Lee, Mr Floyd, Herbert, & my uncle Joseph wrote to Martha. engaged all day in sorting books making lists &c for Trustees of Birksgate Estate. Friday 6th Fine received letters from Martha, uncle Joseph E W James Ronald Montgomery & Richd Perkins. engaged assorting & packing up Birksgate books wrote to Mr Tinker drove over to Peniston & called on my Aunt Booth saw her Mr Booth & Mary. on my return called on one of my tenants Saml Brown a quaker & had a long talk with him. returned to Birksgate to dinner. Saty 7th Beautiful day. received letters from Caroline & Miss Buck sister of the late Rob t Buck of Mark Lane. went into Huddersfield & called on Mr Floyd & at the Bank drove out to Milnes bridge & called on Mrs Armitage saw her & Mr Armitage & Jas Armitage & his wife who I drove into Huddersfield to their house on the Halifax Road, found them all exceedingly civil. returned home to dinner wrote to Martha Caroline & Herbert.

114 Heriot was a feudal duty or tribute due under English law to a lord on the death of a tenant.

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July 1849 Sunday 8th Fine. received letters from Martha, E.W.James Yorkshire Life Office & Caroline. wrote to Herbert Mr Morley & Mr Falconer. Monday 9th Dull & squally received letter from Herbert enclosing one from Mr Watkins. wrote to E W James. Mr Watkins Herbert Mrs Gratwick & Revd Geo Clayton. engaged all day with papers &c. wrote to Martha in the Evening Tuesday 10th Beautiful day. After breakfast sent off the Birksgate Heirlooms to Mr Floyds & the first load of my mothers effects for Devonshire. drove into Huddersfield with her, called on sundry tradespeople & on Mr Floyd called with my mother on Dr & Mrs Taylor Mrs Nelson & Mrs Brooke of Gledholt & on Mrs Collins at Kirkbarton Vicarage, my mother making the other calls whilst I was engaged with Mr Floyd. returned to Birksgate to dinner notwithstanding the very friendly invitation of Miss Hannah Brooke & her sisters. Wedy \Thursday/ 12th Lovely day. received letters from Caroline Herbert Mr Clayton & Mr Falconer wrote to Martha Maria & Caroline packing all the morning went into Huddersfield & called on Mr Floyd returned to Birksgate to dinner much tired. Wedy 11th Beautiful day received letters from Martha & Maria packing all day much tired. [page 145]

Friday 13th Lovely day. received letters from Martha Bonamy & Kingston wrote to Herbert, Miss Perkins & Mr Watkins. Caroline Revd Geo Clayton & Mrs Buck. went into Huddersfield called at Bank & Mr Floyds. found nobody at home all eating & drinking on occasion of the opening of a Railway to Manchester. returned to Birksgate to dinner & packing. Saty 14th Beautiful day. received letters from Ar Ley E.W. James & Rock Reversionary Society115. wrote to Mr Owen & Mr Moorhouse. went into Huddersfield & returned to dinner, quite knocked up with packing wrote to Martha Bonamy. Sunday 15th Beautiful day. received letter from Martha wrote to Dr Kingston. had a quiet day which my foot much required. Monday 16th Beautiful day again. After breakfast delivered over the house to the Auctioneer

& drove over in the Carriage with my mother to Peniston where as usual with Yorkshire servants the luggage did not arrive until after the train started & so I was obliged to remain behind & despatch it by the next train. staid a couple of hours at Mrs Booths. Mary very ill; & at 12.26 got the rail to Manchester where as a stranger I was of course driven to the [page 146]

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wrong Station so that I had to take another cab to the Right one the Victoria which is a very good station indeed. got on by a fast train at 3.35 via Preston Junction on the Liverpool Line where Huskison116 was killed having passed over Chat Moss117 I arrived at Preston at 4.45 where I found Hugonin & a brother Captain of the 39 th Woolf waiting at the at the station drove up to Fullwood118 Barracks which are

115 In England at the time there were a number of Reversionary Interest Societies and Rock Assurance

Companies. 116 William Huskisson (1770-1830) was the first person in England to be killed by a railway train. 117 Chat Moss is a vast peat bog. To this day the railway line floats on the hurdles Stephenson laid to make the

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exceedingly good & commodious. dined at the mess in the evening & met several very pleasant men who had known mutual friends amongst them Major Nixon a brother of my old friend. sat next to Captn Roe \Munroe/ at dinner who told me the history of Macdermott & the 35th in what Regt he was as was also Captn Sturt. spent a very pleasant evening Tuesday 17th Raining. wrote to Martha. breakfasted at the 39th Mess. After breakfast the Regiment were paraded & before exercising Coll Wright came up & asked Hugonin to introduce him to me & we had an hours talk about Australia where he had been a Messmate of Sturts & the officers afterwards thanked me for having kept him talking & spared them the greater part of their drill The manouver of forming Squares of Companies was exceedingly pretty. at 12 oclock I said goodbye [page 147]

to them they insisting on my calling on my return, got the rail at Preston for Windermere, the Country exceedingly pretty from Lancaster on the left the Sands & Morecombe Bay & on the right the country towards Kirby Lonsdale, the whole country up to Kendall Junction being very rich & studded with gentlemens seats. the scenery from Kendall down to Windermere fine, there is an old ruin above Kendall. Windermere itself is exceedingly beautiful I got a seat on the box of the Omnibus & had fine views to Ambleside, about a mile beyond the edge of the lake, there I got a coach & box seat, past Fox How Mrs Arnolds119 & Rydal Mount (Wordsworths) & Water which is prettier than Windermere, & on to Grassmere120 to Bonamy Price, found that he & Lydia had gone to Mrs Arnolds to meet Miss Martineau121 & left word for me to follow, but I preferred spending the evening with the children – walked to the “Wishing Gate & inspected the three roads which Arnold had christened & 122and Radical Reform I walked too much as my foot mentioned in terms not to be misunderstood. Bony & Lydia returned at half past ten & after halfanhours chat we went to bed the day having been fine & delightfully coll cool since ten AM

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July 1849 Wedy 18th Rainy day. It rained so hard all day that altho’ Bonamy & Lydia determined on accepting Mrs Arnolds invitation to dinner which was also given to me I determined on not going but taking the coach to Keswick & accordingly at 2 PM left Craig side123. We had it very wet the first part of the way past Helms Craig124 which is a fine bold hill & from the top of the Hill we had a beautiful view (just as I was starting the Postman brought me a letter from Martha which he had forgotten to deliver in the morning) the road presented a succession of fine views improved by the numerous small cascades from the rain, the views of Helvellyn & of Thirlmere were very fine, & so were those of the Saddleback & Skiddaw, but the view coming down the Hill to Keswick with Bassingthwaite125 on the one side Derwent Water on the left & the pretty (at a distance) town of Keswick was most charming we drove into the town but the room in the Hotels were all engaged & therefore I determined to run the risk of a shower & go

119 Fox How was built by Thomas Arnold of Rugby and became the holiday home of Matthew Arnold and his

wife. 120 Grasmere. 121 Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) was a famous social theorist, often called the first female sociologist. She

went to live in Ambleside in 1845. 122 Possibly Conservative and Liberal. 123 Cragside. 124 Helm Crag. 125 Bassenthwaite.

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on to Lowdore126 & accordingly started in a car, & am much pleased that I have done so for it is a very nice comfortable & quiet Inn where I now am I stopped on the road at Barnes House where there is a very fine waterfall & then [page 149] came on here & saw the Waterfall at the back of the Inn & am pleased with it altho’ there is a much finer fall at the back of the section on the first creek I sold to Mr Stakeman127. The scenery in many places reminds me of the scenery in the ranges between Mount Lofty & Mount Barker. Grassmere is not very unlike Ansteys place but with more water. wrote to Martha & my mother. Thursday 19th Showery. After breakfast at the extreemly moderate & comfortable little Inn at Lodore I got a boat on Derwent water & was rowed to Keswick where I saw the Museum & obtained some specimens left by the mail for Grassmere where I staid & in the evening took a row round the Lake. Friday 19th 20th Cloudy & Showery. I was inexpressibly shocked at seeing in the Times this morning the loss of the best friend & best man I ever knew poor John Taylor has` gone at last. wrote to Harriet, & to Mr Pinker &c I set off at once by the Mail, but as it did not start from Ambleside until four oclock I drove with Lydia & called on Mr Wordsworth at Rydal Mount, the old gentleman looks strong & hearty We then called on Mrs Arnold at Fox Howe where I left Lydia & Bonamy. Mrs Arnold was very kind & they seem [page 150]

July 1849 a really pleasant family & I much regretted being unable to accept her invitation & stay a few hours left Ambleside at 4 oclock and at 7.55 got to Preston where I got a cab up to Fullwood Barracks but found Hugonin was from home Major Nixon came out from Mess & insisted on my going in to dinner altho’ in deshabille, found several officers of the 52nd with the 39th & Mr Greig128 the Chaplain General & author of the Subaltern & other novels, his correct clerical costume with the crimson order & clasp for his Peninsular campaign struck me as singular. in the evening Hugonin came in & gave me a packet of letters which has been forwarded for me from my mother. Mr

Watkins Mrs Ley, Caroline Mr Clayton, Ar Ley, Herbert & Mr Owen. Saty 21 Fine day. breakfasted with Hugonin at the 39th Mess received letters from Martha, Maria Kingston & Chas Hawker left Preston at 10,30 & on arriving at Bolton found that I had been sent wrong but that a train from here would intercept the train I wanted so I forfeited my ticket to Manchester & took another to Bury Rochdale & Todmorden & arrived at Huddersfield at 2 P.M. went to [page 151] the Bank & squared accounts & remitted balance to London paid what accounts were outstanding wrote to my my mother \Harriet/ Aunt Alder, Mr Large & Aunt Booth. put up at the Imperial, called on Mr Floyd who was away Sunday 22d Dull day received a letter from Martha, wrote to her drove out to Mr Floyds at Holmfirth thence to Mr Pinkers at Scholes to John Nobles at Thurstonland & to

126 Lodore. 127 Hardy is thinking about land near Adelaide in South Australia. 128 George Robert Gleig (1796-1888) was a military man, chaplain and novelist. TheSubaltern was his most

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Birksgate & made appointments with them all for tomorrow. returned to the Imperial to dinner. Monday 23d Raining. Met Mr Pinker & went thro’ accts with him met Mr Lancaster & Mr Floyd. called at Bank & Mr Fentons. dined at Imperial & afterwards drove with Mr Lancaster the Auctioneer & inspected my properties got to Peniston in the Evening & stayed at my Aunt Booths found Mary better Tuesday 24th Raining. After breakfast left my Aunts & came up to town only arriving at 9.5 P.M. in consequence of the change of trains on the Manchester & Sheffield lines. received letters from Harriet & Captn Coombes wrote to Harriet & Mr Large. Wedy 25th Showery. received letter from my mother Attended the funeral of my best friend Jno Taylor at Kensall Green. wrote to Martha & my mother [page 152]

July 1849 met Jas Ley in the afternoon & went with him to Gloucester Place Portman Square & called on Mrs Gordon who has just returned from India with her children found Augustus Tulk there, they were both well & we talked over old times all the evening Thursday 26th Showery received letter from Martha Aunt Alder & Mr Pinker called at Green & Wards, Chapmans on Mrs Ley. E.W. James at Commercial Bank. Imperial Office at Cross Street on Mr French, on Wheeler & Co & on Collier. dined at Club received a letter from Harriet in the evening wrote to my mother & George at Birksgate. In the afternoon we had a tremendous Thunder storm. Friday 27th Showery. received letters from Mr Floyd & Mr Burroughes. wrote to Mr Burroughes Bony Price & Mr Booth & Mr Platts. went to Kent Terrace where I found Harriet rather better but still very unwell. sat with her all day & returned to the club to dinner at 8 oclock Saty 28th Cloudy. received two letters from Martha one from Mr Booth Mr Josh Firth & Ar Ley wrote to Josh Firth went to the Exhibition of the water colors with Somers Harford. pleased with both. called on Mrs Gordon who was not at home called on Harriet who was unable to leave her bed. sat with her all the afternoon, called on Chas Hawker on my return & met Jno Meymott in [page 153]

Oxford Street returned to the club to dinner went in the evening to the Opera & heard Sontag129 in Otello130 & was exceedingly charmed with her both singing acting & good manners. Moriani131 did Otello well. after which the Jardin D’Hiver which was very good Sunday 29th Fine day with Thunder showers After breakfast I went to Blackwall station thence by rail & Steamer to Purfleet & called on Mr Harman found Mr Whitheads family down there pleasant & agreable people Mrs Grey widow of Captn Grey R.N. & Captn Masan [?] & sisters children of Mrs Whitheads by a former husband. staid to dinner & returned by the last boat. Monday 30th Cloudy received letter from Alfred of 10 April \& of 10 march & 5

th April./ letters

from Bony Price Mr Pinker & my mother. wrote to Bony Price, Martha, my mother, Mr Floyd & Mr Pinker & to Jno Meymott, went into the City saw Herbert on Change called at the Bank \&/ on Wheeler & Co went to Kent Terrace & found Harriet better. dined at Powers in May fair & met John OConnel, Mr Jardine Mr Irving & Mr OBreine & passed a pleasant evening.

129 Henriette Sontag (c.1803-1854) renowned German soprano and opera singer. 130 Otello by Gioacchino Rossini. 131 Napoleone Moriani (1808-1878) was an Italian tenor and opera singer.

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Tuesday 31st Cloudy. received a letter from Martha & another from Mr Floyd. wrote to Mr Hudson at York. called at Kent Terrace found Harriet out called on Mrs John Gordon & said goodbye to her she sails tomorrow [page 154] August 1849 for Florence called on Mr Platts & obtained Alfreds Portrait called on Mrs Ley. E.W. James Mr Wilde, Chas Hawker Wheeler & Co. & on Herbert dined at the club wrote to Martha & went to bed early not very well. Wedy 1st August Beautiful day wrote to Mr Platts Chas Hawker came to breakfast & had a long chat, wrote to Martha & Mr Harman, went down by rail to Dorney Court132 & found Mrs Wilson only at home Lady Palmer & Mr Palmer being in town lunched with her & after an hours chat returned to town called on Mr Palmer in Hanover [?] Street & found him well. dined at the club with Mr Potter called on Capn Frome but did not find him in town wrote to Kingston Thursday 2d Fine. received letters from Martha \Bonamy/ & frm Mr Hudson of York wrote to Captn Frome Mr Floyd Bony Price & my mother. & to Harriet called on Mr Peachey Wheeler & Co Wilde & Co EW James & in Mansell Passage & on Mr Dunant & Miss Buck went down to the London Docks & saw Captn Coombes on board the “Constant” went on board the Harfley [?] and enquired for my wool went up into the wool warehouse & saw a few bales of it returned to the club & dined there received letters from Mr Harman & Mrs Ley. Friday 3d Rainy day. received letter from Mr [page 155]

Burroughes & some more newspapers from Alfred. wrote to Martha, Mr Burroughes, Mr Owen & Mr Sidney Moorhouse. Mr Platts from Adelaide called. attended a consultation with Mr Wilde & Mr Coote the animal conveyancer on the question of settlements. called at Chubs in S. Pauls Church Yard & inspected their locks &c met J A Jackson & had a chat with him went to the Bank & met Herbert there. called on E W James who was not at home called on Mrs Ley & made appointment for tomorrow wrote to Mr Harman. dined at club recd a letter from Harriet, went up to Kent Terrace & staid the evening. Saty 4th Fine but cold. received letters from Martha Caroline Mr Booth. Rock Reversy &c & Jas Meredith. Mr Platts called & I took him over the club. went to Wm Leys & with him to Doctors Commons where we met Mr Harman & proved my fathers will for the Province of Canterbury walked with Mr Harman into the city. called on Mr Weeding Collier at Cross Street & on E W James. wrote to Wm Ley with title deeds &c Mr Palmer dined with me & was much pleased with Soyer’s efforts who indeed was very successful. Sunday 5th Fine day. wrote to my mother Harriet & Mr Wilde Edwd James & his brother called & I accompanied [page 156] August 1849 them down to Mr Jones at East Dulwich & dined there & met Mr & Mrs nèe Jones.

132 Dorney Court in Berkshire is a Tudor Manor House, dating from around 1440, still owned and lived in by the

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Monday 6th Fine day recd letters from Mr Floyd Josh Firth & the Brighton Railway Coy. wrote to Mr Floyd Mrs Ley Mr Wilde & Mr Ley called at Cocks & Co’s on Mr Tindall at Commercial Bank, on Cluttons & at Walworth. dined at Club with Dr Power at 8.30 left Waterloo Station for Mail train & was delayed at Bishopstoke an hour by a luggage train being broken down, arrived at Southampton at 1 A.M. & found the Steamer still waiting. Tuesday 7th Beautiful day. arrived at Guernsey at 9 A.M after a very smooth passage found Martha & all well. Mr & Mrs Mansell & Alfred Mansell called. Mrs Mellish dined with us. I walked with Maria to her lodgings, engaged rooms at Mrs Claypoles & slept there, very tired. Wedy 8th Beautiful day. After breakfast went to Martha’s, we drove with Maria after lunch to Mrs Mangers at S. Martins returned & dined at Alfd Mansells with Mr & Mrs Mansell Louisa looking very well, slept at Mrs Claypoles Thursday 9th Showery & Thunder. after breakfast called at Martha’s received letters from Ar Ley. Mr H Hart Mr Gabanatti133 Sidney Moorhouse, Mr Owen, Mrs Burton Captn Frome Dr Kingston & E W James, drove round the [page 157]

country looking at lodgings &c dined at Mrs. Claypoles & spent the evening at Martha’s. called on Mr Josh Preauxloc [?] about a house at Ronceval Friday 10th Cloudy, wrote to Harriet Caroline Ar Ley Bony Price & Mr Burroughes. called on Mrs Bonamy & Mr Tupper [?] after lunch we all with Maria’s children went to Saints Bay & had a very pleasant Pic nic on the Cliffs Saty 11th Beautiful day. called on Mr & Mrs Mansell receivd letters from my mother Caroline & Mr Burroughes. we drove over to Thibaut Bay, Martha, Anne & Netta & the children where we lunched & returned to Beauregard where the Piano had arrived & enjoyed some music returned to town to dinner & spent the evening in High Street Sunday 12th Beautiful day. Wrote to Caroline, Mr Thompson Dr Power Mrs Beck, Sidney Moorhouse, Anne Perkins & Marmaduke. Caroline, Harriet, Aunt Alder & Uncle Joseph & Mr Booth. Monday 13th Beautiful day. drove over with Martha & some of the children to Moullin huet134 & passed a very pleasant afternoon. returned to Beauregard & had some music & thence to town dined & spent the evening in High Street. Tuesday 14th Showery in Morning & in consequence the [page 158]

August 1849 Pic nic was postponed. drove out to Beauregard & lunched there & had some music returned to town to dinner received letters from Bonamy Price, Mr Burroughes two from Mr Floyd, from my mother & Harriet. Spent the evening at Mrs Mansells in Saumarez Street. Wedy 15th.. dull day. wrote to Mr Wilde Mr Burroughes & Harriet. went to a Pic Nic at the Rocks, the party consisting of the Prices, Mansells, Alfred Mansell of Alness, we had a most pleasant drive & day, the rocks very fine & much enjoyed myself. Thursday 16th Showery. received letters from Harriet Mrs Dowdney & Dr Power. called on Mr Tupper, on Mrs Bonamy & Mrs Mansell drove out to Beauregard returned to dinner in High Street not well all day Friday 17th Lovely day. after breakfast left for London taking with me Dolores & Edward Grenfell, we had a most pleasant passage but long. had tea & a nap at Southampton

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& came up by the Mail train took, the children to Mrs Harrison & turned in at 5.20 A.M. tired. Saty 18th Dull day. had a hot bath which much refreshed me. Mrs Bromley called, received letters from Harriet, Uncle Joseph, Miss Perkins [page 159]

Fenton & Co & Sidney Moorhouse. wrote to Harriet Richd Perkins & Sidney Moorhouse. & my mother. & Jno Noble & to Mr Burroughes. my uncle Joseph called in the morning & sat with me for an hour or two. called at Howell & James; Carberrys, at Hummers for Mr Burroughes but he was not in town on Wm Ley, E W James at Apothecaries Hall & on Mr Wilde, & prepared draft release which we0 forwarded to Mr Burroughes. called on Herbert & saw samples of my wool, which were better than I expected returned to club & dined with Somers Harford & Mr Lockyer went to the Queens Theatre (the last night) & was delighted with Sontag, Alboni & Parodi135 in the Nozze di Figaro. tired & did not wait for the ballet. Sunday 19th Fine day. wrote to Captn Frome, Mrs Bromley Ricd Perkins & Lydia & letters to Tenants. called at Kent Terrace & found all pretty well Sat there a couple of hours. my Uncle Joseph dined with me at the Reform Club. Monday 20th Showery. received letters from my mother & Mr Burroughs. wrote to my mother & Martha. called at Apothecarie’s Hall on Mr Wilde, Burrups & Commercial Bank of London, went down to Slough at four oclock & called on Mr & Mrs Bonsay & dined there, pleasant people, Sent off some letters & papers to Edwd Price at Lutterworth returned by 9.30 train to town. [page 160]

August 1849 Tuesday 21st Fine. received letters from Martha, Mr Floyd Mr Booth & E.W. James engaged all the morning looking thro’ draft of Settlements. wrote to Mr Watkins & Mr Burroughes went to Apothecarie’s Hall & received balance of money due called on Mr Wilde & went thro’ Settlement with him called on Mr Weeding & Wheeler & Co went to Brighton Railway Office with probate &c called on Mr Ley who dined with me at the Club, went to the Haymarket & saw the Hoppickers136 & the Devils Violin or the Revolt of the Flowers neither good. Wedy 22d Fine. received letters from Arthur Ley Mr Floyd Edward Price & Jno Noble wrote to Martha Mr Floyd Jno Noble Mrs Roberts & Mrs Phillips, settled draft settlement drove with Harriet to Green & Wards from thence to Allens the trunkmakers. went into the City & thence to Aden Terrace Stoke Newington & called on the Miss Taylors who I found well & was most kindly welcomed back returned to the club & dined wrote to Harriet, called on Captn Frome at the Golden Cross from whom I had received a letter. Mr Ley called in the evening. went to bed early. Thursday 23d Dull close day received letters from Alfred of 20 & 21st April, from Martha Harriet & Lydia wrote to my mother, Frome called & chatted for [page 161] an hour & promised to come to dinner. went into the City to Imperial Office Bank & Mrs Bromleys called at Mr Wildes & executed settlements. returned to Club & Frome

135 Teresa Parodi was a young Italian soprano. . Marietta Alboni (1826-1894) was a renowned Italian contralto

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dined with me talked over Adelaide &c. Richard Perkins called received note from Harriet & EW James. Friday 24th Fine. wrote to Herbert, Fenton & Co Mr Booth Mr Perkins Mr Crossley [?] Mrs Alder Mr Floyd Collier & to Martha Harriet Edwd Price, received letter from Mr Watkins. walked into the City & called on E.W. James not in, shopping in Oxford Street & Regent Street dined at Club played billiards & went to bed early. Saty 25th Fine. received letters from Martha my mother & Mr Floyd. wrote to my mother Ar Ley Harriet Mr Wilde & Mr Floyd. Mr Perkins called. wrote to Mr Simpson. went with Cooper to a coachmakers at Whitechapel to see some Tandem carts but the man was not at home. we went to Waterloo Station & thence by rail to Richmond walked up the Hill to the Star & Garter & much enjoyed the Splendid view & Sunset, the dinner far from good, attendance worse & charge higher than we paid at Blackwall returned to the Club & after a Segar & a cup of Coffee, went to bed early. Sunday 26th Fine day. called on C Swetenham & G Rodger walked thro’ Hyde Park to Tattersalls. & thence thro’ [page 162]

Augt 1849 the Green Park back to the Club dined with Mr Gale Judge of the Hampshire County Court. read all the Evening & went to bed early. Monday 27th Fine. received letters from Aunt Alder, Mr Floyd. Ar Ley & Mr Jones of Huddersfield. wrote to Mrs Alder Mr Ley & Mr Perkins called, drove into the City calling at Howell & James, [. . .], E.W. James, Burrup & Co Commercial Bank, Cross Street, Colliers, on Mr Clutton [?], Mr Heather at Kensington & Bright in Sir Street137 dined at the club with Dr Power & at 8.20 left by mail train with Wm Ley for Southampton & Guernsey. Tuesday 28th Fine. arrived at 9 A.M. having had a long but fine passage. found Ar Ley on the pier went to Marshalls & thence to Maria’s where I found Martha & her sisters all well, with two Miss Gabourel’s drove out to Beauregard & to the Revd Mr Brock for license &c, returned by the Cȃtel138 & dined at Maria’s & spent a pleasant evening slept at Marshalls, after a long chat with Ar Ley. Wedy 29th Fine day. occupied nearly all day in preparing cards & lett addresses, calling on uncle Mansell &c. in the evening Algn Mansell Mr Muir Jno Gabourel & Wm & Ar Ley dined with me at Marshalls, I spent the evening at [page 163]

Maria’s & drove out to Beauregard & slept there. Thursday 30th Charming day. really the happiest day of my life after breakfast Ar & Wm Ley came out & after writing notes to my mother & Harriet I accompanied them to the Cȃtel Church where we were soon joined by my dear Martha & a large circle of friends. The ceremony was performed by the Revd Mr Carey who accompanied the party back to a very handsome Dejeuner a la fourchete139 at Maria’s. the visitors left at about five oclock & in the evening I drove home with my wife to the [. . .] to tea. Friday 31st Fine day. In the morning music in the morning yesterday I received letters from Hy Collier, Cooper, Mr Floyd & Mr Simpson – wrote today to Mrs Dewdney Music & reading all day. in the Evening we took a walk down the middle road to Petitbo140 & enjoyed the fine moonlight view.

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Saty 1st Septr Showery. music & reading. in the afternoon we drove to La Moye Point, & afterwards to Creux Maby In the evening music. Sunday 2d Showery in the morning fine in afternoon went to the Forest Church & on our return found Maria & Algy & Johnny for whom we had sent the [page 164]

Septr 1849 Phaeton. they dined with us & we drove them into town returning by the Cȃtel & Saint Andrews. Monday 3d Beautiful day. After some music in the morning we walked to the Cliffs above Petit Bo & sat there for a couple of hours enjoying the fine air & view of Jersey & some vessels. in the afternoon drove into town & called at Saumarez Street & on Maria who with Louisa & Miss Susannah Gabourel returned with me. we picked up Martha & drove to La Moye Point returning to Beauregard to dinner Tuesday 4th Lovely day. received letter from Wm Ley wrote to him my mother & Alfred. Martha drove into town with me and we brought back with us to dinner Netta Annie & Miss Anne Gabourel & spent a very pleasant evening, having a good deal of singing. Wedy 5th Showery. Music all the morning after lunch we drove over to Doyle’s Monument & returned by Moulin Huet Bay round which we walked. drove down to Petit Bo & home to dinner music in the evening. I was stupid having an earache & slept the greater part of the evening. Thursday 6th Changeable & Thundery. wrote to Louisa we all drove out to Saint Peters & Torteval & home thro’ some pretty lanes. on my return found [page 165]

letters from my mother Cary Mr Gabanatti & Mr Forbes. wrote to Wm Ley Mr Harman & Mr Forbes, we went to Mr Jno LaMottee’s to dinner & in the evening the Bonamy’s & Peter Collings came in. Friday 7th Fine but dull. We gave a pic nic at Ingrouille to the Mansells, Alfred Mansells Bonamys La Mottees Collings & Miss Gabourells. we walked to the Tarpeè [?] Rocks where we had a most delightful view of Saints Bay & Ecar141 Points & passed a very pleasant evening. Saty 8th Lovely day. received letter from Chas Hawker After breakfast Maria & Susannah Gabourel came out to lunch & we walked on the cliffs above Petit Bot down to the Battery there where Anne Gabourel made a nice sketch of the Bay, we returned at Sundown & found Louisa & Henrietta who came out to dinner & after a pleasant evening with music & songs Anne & Anne Gabourel returned to town. Sunday 9th Splendid day. wrote to Harriet my mother & Caroline. & to Herbert. we walked onto the cliffs over Petit Bo and after dinner drove into town & went to Saint Johns Church Monday 10th Beautiful morning but raining afterwards [page 166]

Septr 1849 before breakfast I went down to Petit Bo & bathed, it was blowing fresh from the South which rolled in a heavy sea. we dined \early &/ afterwards Maria came out & spent the evening with us. Martha had some old servants out to tea. Mr Rimmington & Miss \Fullarton called about Adelaide – /

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Tuesday 11th Showery. After breakfast drove into town called at Mrs Gearings [?], Miss Lauga’s Mrs Bonamys went to the club & shopping dined at Maria’s & we returned in the evening bringing Louisa with us received letters from my mother Mr Booth, Mrs Dewdney Mrs Owen Ronald Montgomery Mrs Nixon & Mr Day of Lewes. wrote to my mother & Herbert. Wedy 12th Heavy showers. wrote to Mr Booth, Mr Floyd & Morley Griffiths & Herbert. dined at Mrs Bonamy’s & in the evening went to the Freemasons Lodge & was introduced by Mr Jno La Motteè. Thursday 13th Showery. received letters from Harriet & uncle Joseph, we drove over to the Vale Church to Bordeaux Bay & the Vale Castle & returned &s through town calling at Maria’s & returned with Annie & Anne Gabourel to the [. . .] to dinner. Friday 14th Showery. wrote to Mr Kingston & Ronald Montgomery drove into town & dined at Mrs Ahier’s in the evening Mrs & Miss Weeding came in the latter a good musician [page 167]

pleasant. Saty 15th Fine day. received letters from Herbert Mrs Kingston Wm Ley Mr Collier. Alfred of 20th March & E.W. James. drove into town & called on Mrs Jno La Motteè & Aunt Susan & went shopping returned by Mrs Maugers at St Martins. The Bonamys came to dinner Sunday 16th Beautiful day. After breakfast we walked to the Cliffs above Petit Bo and saw La Moyeè142 point which looked very well. after dinner we went to Saint Johns Church. wrote to my mother & the Porter at the Club. Monday 17th Cloudy. Drove to the Catȇl parsonage & thence into town called P.P.C. on the Bonamy’s Ahiers & Alfred Mansells. Shopping & packing &c wrote to Taylor the Hosier, Maria’s birthday. they all dined with us & the Gabourels Tuesday 18th Beautiful day. received letters from Alfred Louisa & E.W.James after breakfast we bid adieu of Beauregard. called in High Street & on Mr Mansell. dined with Maria, Mr Carey called. and at half past four we said farewell & embarked on board the Brunswick for Torquay. smooth water & fair wind. [page 168]

Septr 1849 Wedy 19th Lovely day. at 2.30 A.M. we arrived at Torquay & after considerable detention on board & at the custom House got our effects cleared & put up at the Hearders Hotel, which we found very comfortable. after breakfast we drove round the town & to Babbicombe143 & past Tor church thro’ the grounds of Tor Abbey dined at Hearders. Thursday 20th Fine day. left Torquay by the 11.20 A.M. train arriving at Exeter at 12.35. we went to the Half Moon & lunched. went into the Cathedral which is very fine the service was proceeding & appeared to Maria to be Roman Catholic. We left Exeter at 2.20 & arrived at Bideford at 7.20 & found Cary pretty well & my mother & Arthur Ley very well. received letters from Aunt Alder, Herbert & Mr Griffiths. Friday 21st Dull day. received letters from Herbert Mr Owen Kingston & Mrs Gawler, walked into town with Ar Ley. Went out to Dunant to dinner & met Mr & Mrs Tardrew & their nephew a Surgeon in the Blues, Miss Lloyd sister of Mr Lloyd who was out in Adelaide & Miss Taylor. Saty 22d Showery. we drove out on the road to Torrington as far as the viaduct, I inspected

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the inclined plane on the Canal which is well arranged, the spare water, working a wheel to draw up the loaded waggons which have wheels under them to fit the trains. we returned to Northam Burrows & saw the Pebble Ridge a most curious phenomenon & came back to Carolines to dinner. Sunday 23d Showery in the morning fine in afternoon went to Bideford Church after dinner called on Mr Maxwell & Mrs Hy Ley. Ar Ley & myself with Martha, drove to Holdsworthy144 & thence to Launceston in Cornwall one of the Towns which is very prettily situated, put up at the White Hart which we found very comfortable. Monday 24th Fine day. We got up early & after breakfast we had a most pleasant drive across the Tamar to Tavistock & thence to Wheal Friendship Mine, over which we were shown by Captn Wm Williams. second Captn Williams enquired after his brother who has the slate quarry at Willunga145 I was much pleased with the machinery flat rods &c. we returned thro’ Tavistock & saw Endsleigh Cottage a seat of the Duke of Bedford, the grounds of [page 170]

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which are good. Milton Abbot is a nice village & the schools exceedingly pretty. We returned to Launceston (leaving Lynton) & dined there, we walked thro’ the Castle & gardens, after dinner we left Launceston passing the seat of the Duke of Northumberland & passing thro’ Stratton we arrived at Bude at 8 P.M. & put up at Sir Tos Dyke Acklands146 Inn. Tuesday 25th Lovely day. After breakfast we walked down to the Chapel Rock from which a very beautiful view of Bude Bay is obtained, we left Bude at noon & stopped at Kilkhampton where we saw in the church some Armour & tombs of the Grenfells. drove on to Clovelly thro’ the grounds of Sir Thos Williams, the views on the way down are very beautiful, found the place exceedingly steep & the Inn very indifferent, hostess uncivil, opposition much required, we returned to Bideford having enjoyed our trip very much received letters from Kingston & Mr Floyd. wrote to Harriet Kingston & the Club. Wedy 26th Beautiful day After breakfast we hired a carriage & my mother & Ar Ley [page 171] drove over with us to Barnstaple which is a very pretty place clean & neat, we went on to Ilfracombe the road being exceedingly pretty. Ilfracombe is a very pretty place especially the bathing coves thro’ the Tunnel we had intended to go over to Swansea by Steamer, but one of the Equinoctial Gales having set in the Steamer did not come over. We therefore returned with them as far as Barnstaple where we put up at the Golden Lion a very comfortable & reasonable Hostelrie. Thursday 27th Raining. After breakfast we started by the Mail to Tiverton over a very beautiful road Swinton is a nice town with a fine lace manufactory. we proceeded after lunch to by rail to Exeter, where we found Marie & the rest of the baggage sent on from Bideford put up at the Half Moon as usual. wrote to Ar Ley. Mr Floyd & the Secry of the Reform Club. Friday 28th Fine in the morning but showery in the afternoon. We drove out to Coombe Leonard & called on Mrs Nixon who we found well &

144 Holsworthy. 145 In South Australia, south of Adelaide. 146 Sir Thomas Dyke Acland.

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had a long chat with her about Adelaide. we returned to the Half Moon at two oclock where we found my mother & Caroline had arrived from Bideford but were too tired to go on we walked thro’ the market & started by the coach at four oclock for Sidmouth where we arrived at 6.45 & put up at the York Hotel which we found very comfortable. wrote a note to Kingston who promised to call in the morning. Saty 29th Fine in morning raining in afternoon After breakfast Dr & Mrs Kingston called upon us we walked about the town with them & lunched at the Hermitage. In the afternoon my mother & Caroline arrived & we took up our quarters at No 4 York Terrace. received letters from Harriet from Josh Ady & Reform Club. wrote to Herbert & Bank of Australasia & Mr Floyd. Sunday 30th Fine in afternoon showery morning Dr & Mrs Kingston called. in afternoon we went to the old church. walked on the esplanade afterwards blowing hard & fine sea on. Monday 1 Oct. Fine day. Dr & Mrs Kingston called & lunched at the Hermitage went to the reading rooms we all dined at the Kingstons & had some music [page 173]

in the evening. Tuesday 2d Cloudy. received letters from Herbert Jas Clayton & the Bank of Australasia. wrote to J. N. Clayton went to a concert given by Mad Dulcken147 & at which a M. Kontski148 played the violin well. in the evening Martha & myself took a walk on the Parade but found it wet & comfortless Wedy 3d Dirty weather from South West received a letter from Maria another from Chas Campbell & from Alfred No 22 of 10th May. wrote to my Aunt Alder, Mr Winter Mr Bright, E.W.James & Herbert in the evening we walked to the mouth of the Sid which had forced its way to the sea. Thursday 4th Cloudy. received letter from Hy Hart wrote to Maria & Hy Collier took a walk with Martha up Peak Hill & had a beautiful view of the Bay & inland scenery. Several spurs running down towards the sea & then stopping abruptly in a sort of ampitheatre behind the town. Dr & Mrs Kingston dined with us & we had some music Friday 5th Fine & cold. received letters from Herbert E.W.James & J.C.Meymott. wrote to Wm Ley. E.W.James, Geo Kaye, Dr Power & Mrs Harriet & Mr E Day walked up to the top of the Hill to the Eastward of [page 174] Octr 1849

Sidmouth & returned by a steep path down the Cliff at the mouth of the Sid, went to Kingstons in the evening & met Mr & Mrs Jas Capel & their two sons. Saty 6th Wet day. reading all day. received letters from Mr Bright & the Stamp Office. walked thro’ the town. wrote to Chas Campbell Mrs Gawler & J.C. Meymott. Sunday 7th Beautiful day. received letter from E.W.James went to the town church, in the afternoon took a walk

147 Marie-Louise Dulcken (1811-1850) was a German pianist and composer. 148 Karol de Kontski (1815-1867) was a Polish violinist and composer.

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Monday 8th Fine day. received letters from aunt Alder & Wm Ley. after lunch we drove to Branscombe & Beer the latter a very pretty little place the residence of a noted smugler Jack Rattenbury149. the drive home was very beautiful. Tuesday 9th Lovely day. received letter from Harriet & some Adelaide papers. wrote to Harriet Wm Ley (two) Mr Cutbill, & Mr Floyd. called on Mrs Capel & returned call on Mrs Blake Foster, after lunch we drove over Peak Hill thro’ Otterton & Budleigh & Salterton t san exceedingly pretty watering place where I thought I saw Mrs Frome we returned by Lady Rolle’s, Bicton which appears to be a fine place judging from the Lodges Gardens &c & returned much pleased with our drive. Wedy 10th Fine & cold received letter from [page 175]

Henrietta & a most kind & handsome letter from Mr Harman, called on Mrs Kingston wrote to Mr Owen, Henrietta & Mr Harman. we took a walk in the afternoon & in the Evening dined with the Kingstons. Thursday 11th Fine but cold. received letters from Harriet Wm Ley & Mr Cutbill., wrote to Harriet, Herbert, Mrs Beck Mr Carberry Mr Cutbill & Aunt Alder. we expected Ar Ley down & waited dinner but he did not come. called on Kingstons & walked on the esplanade. Friday 12th Fine. received letter from Dr Power wrote to him to Wm Ley Richd Perkins Anne Perkins & Ronald Montgomery called on Mrs Capel & met Mr Hutchinson formerly of Adelaide called on the Kingstons & bade them goodbye. Ar Ley came down to dinner & we afterwards had a good deal of talk. Saty 13th Dull cold. left Sidmouth at 8.20 arriving at Exeter at 11.30 & put up at the new London Inn which we found very comfortable left by the Express 12.40 & instead of arriving at 4 [crossed out] 5.15 we were over an hour behind time. We went to

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Octr 1849 club & received letters from Mr Gell Richd Perkins & Dr Power. Sunday 14th Fine but cold. after breakfast we went to Westminster Abbey & were much pleased with the service we heard a capital sermon from Dr Wordsworth walked thro’ the gardens of St James Park on our return. Algernon called & staid a couple of hours went to the club & returned to the Trafalgar to dinner Monday 15th Fine & cold. received letters from my mother Dr Kingston Mr Owen, wrote to Harriet, went to club & from thence looked at lodgings, went to Wm Leys & met Richd & Anne Perkins, called on E.W. James. V Collier Mr Cary & at Cross Street walked with Herbert to Eppingham Wilsons, Lloyds, French Consulate & obtained a Passport went to the Custom House & saw Mr Oxenford & some goods (clocks &c) for sale at next custom House sale. returned to Trafalgar to dinner. wrote to the Revd Mr Gell & Owen & to Mr Richardson. Herbert dined with us & we went to the Haymarket and saw Macready150 in Hamlet we were much pleased but he was ill supported afterwards the Pas de fascination151 which \with the two Keeleys/ was very good & lend me five shillings152 with Buckston153 vulgar & indifferent

149 Jack Rattenbury (1778-1844) was an English smuggler. With the help of a Unitarian minister he wrote Memoirs of a Smuggler. 150 William Charles Macready ( 1793-1873) was an English actor, manager and diarist. 151 Pas de Fascination or Catching a Governor was a one act farce starring Robert & Mary Ann Keeley. 152 Lend Me Five Shillings was a one act farce by John Maddison Morton.

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Henrietta. wrote to Harriet & Mr Floyd. Martha & myself drove to The Bank Cross Street the custom House sale room we went to Mr Hopkinsons lodgings 64 Pall Mall & engaged them at £5:5: per week, they are opposite S James’s Palace & next door to Sams [?] Library. After dinner we left London Bridge Station at 8:30 & arrived at Dover at 11.15 & embarked on board the Government packet for Ostend said to be a four hours passage, it \Wed

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th Beautiful day/ was as smooth as a milpond but when we got off Ostend we could

not see the lights on account of a fog and lay there until 8 A.M. & got into Harbour at nine, we went to the Hotel des Bains which we found good at 12.40 we left by rail & passed thro’ Bruges Ghent & Malines to Brussels were we arrived at 5 P.M. & put up at the Hotel de l’Europe in the Place Royal the Belle Vue & Hotel de’Flanches [?] being full, we are much pleased however with our Hotel & being much tired went to bed early. \Thursday 18

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Wedy 17th Lovely day. we got up early & hired a carriage from the Hotel to Waterloo & drove to Hugesmont154 taking Martin Visser as our guide, this is the best plan of seeing the field as you first see the Key of the whole position & understand how the other parts bear upon it. we ascended the Belgium Mount 200 feet high [page 178]

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obtained a good view of Quatre Bras & the position of Ligny about six miles on the left. We at the same time saw the road by which the Prussians advanced & the road to Nivelle155 by which the Allies kept up with the Prussians whose pressed the routed French, we returned to Brussells altogether much pleased with our trip we dined at the Table d’hote & had a good dinner with good wine champagne & Chablis \met a

Clergyman there from near Malvern who knew Archbishop Hale – / afterwards went to the Opera & heard La Reine de Chypre156 which was pretty well done the Primadonna Mdlle Jullian we were however much tired with our walk over Waterloo & did not stay it out \Friday 19

th/ Thursday 18th Still beautiful day. called on Mr Eullien] who was in Paris. called on Mr Carey who told me some of the best shops to go to. We went to the Palais D’Arenberg were we saw some good pictures especially a Hovermun’s [?] Gli Dows [?] & Dd Teniers returned & walked down the Cour \Montagne/ dela Cour hired a fiacre & drove to the Church of St Gudule the painted glass windows of which are very splendid, there is a magnificently carved Pulpit & an Altar carved in oak in the Chapel of the Sacrament which has been put up only six weeks we saw also a monument of Count Mèrode157 killed in the revolution of 1830 it is by Geefs158. from thence we

153 John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879) was an English actor, playwright & comedian. 154 Hougoumont was a battle field at Waterloo. 155 Nivelles. 156 A French opera by Fromental Halévy. 157 Count Frédéric de Merode (1792-1830) fought during the Independence War of Belgium in 1830. 158 Guillaume Geefs (1805-1883).

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went to the tomb of the Martyrs of the revolution in the Place des Martyrs the Monument in the centre is ornamented by Alb [. . .] also by Geefs. drove to the Hotel de ville in the Grand Place, this building is very fine externally. called on M. Allard & ordered some books. returned to dinner at the Table d’Hote in the evening we went to the Opera & saw the Domino Noir159 which was done pretty well after which Esmeralda160 with Lucile Grahn161 good. Saty 20th Fine & warm. called on Mr Carey & was introduced to Captn Greig who gave me letters to places on the Rhine. we walked thro’ the rue de la Madelaine & thence to the Museum & inspected the Gallery of Paintings which were very indifferent. called on Mr Salter went to the Post Office & received a letter from Herbert. went about shopping & walked in the Park with Martha. Mr Carey dined with us at Dubos [?] a celebrated restaurant 41 francs. good. Sunday 21st Showery in morning fine afterwards, We altered our plans from Namur & Liege & started by rail at 11.15 through Malines to Liege at which place the train is let down an inclined plain by a stationary engine we had from the top of the incline a most splendid view. the road hitherto was uninteresting but from Liege to Aix- [page 180]

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-la Chapelle or at all events as far as Verviers, there were a succession of most lovely views presenting themselves every five minutes; the rail runs down the valley of the Vesdre crossing the rivers seventeen times on bridges & having no less than nineteen short tunnels thro’ the corners of the hills, each opening between which gave most romantic views hightened by the Autumnal tints which were I think the finest I ever saw, from Verviers to Aix it was dark but we were let down another incline, we had our luggage searched which consisted of their unlocking one package & locking it again with a most polite bow, we went to the Quatre saisons & were well treated, rather dear. Monday 22d Beautiful day. after an early breakfast we drove round this very pretty town & went to the Cathedral where were shown a variety of relics of Charlemagne & which were said to have been brought by him from Palestine, his own arm bone which is a leg bone his scull &c at 10.45 we left by train for Cologne where after passing thro’ a not very interesting country we arrived at 12.45 & found it in great if not good odour. we went to the Rheinischer Hoff a good Hotel & dined at the Table d’hote at one oclock & afterwards drove about the town visiting the church of S. Ursula [page 181]

where we saw the bones of the 11,000 virgins & heard Mass. we went also to S t Peters & saw the celebrated picture of Rubens having first seen the copy, when on payment of 15 Silber groschen the altar piece is turned round & the original which is at the back of the copy is shown, it is a wonderful picture but a most unpleasant subject from thence we went to the Cathedral which is very fine (as far as it goes) but not a quarter finished. We then walked across the Rhine on the Bridge of boats &

159 Le Domino Noir a comic opera by Daniel Auber. 160 La Esmeralda a grand opera by Louise Bertin. 161 Lucile Alexia Grahn (1819-1907) was the first internationally known Danish ballerina.

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had a good view of Cologne & Deutsh162. wrote to my mother. We were much pleased this morning with the coup d’eil163 of the market people at Aix. Tuesday 23d Beautiful day. After breakfast we went again to the Cathedral & heard the Mass which was well sung. we saw the tomb of the Three Kings & the splendid stained glass window in the choir, we left Cologne at ten oclock & arrived at Bonn at eleven & went on board the steamer immediately & were delighted with the trip up the Rhine to Coblentz164 arriving there at five oclock. the situation is very fine at the confluence of the Moselle with the Rhine and the fortress of Ehrenbreigstein165 opposite we walked round the town & went to bed early quite tired Wedy 24th Still fine after an early breakfast we [page 182] Octr 1849 again started up the Rhine seeing the most beautiful parts of the river Stolzenfells166 St Goar Oberwesel & Bingen especially, the road runs beside the river & was much enlivened by a good many detachments of Artillery & Cavalry returning from Baden Baden where they had been employed in suppressing the disturbances. we were much pleased with the Rheingau which extends from from Lorch to above Bingen & also with the flying bridges & floating mills. We arrived at Mayence167 which is strongly fortified at five oclock & I called on Mr Corneily a correspondent of Herberts who promised to show us the country tomorrow wrote to Harriet & Herbert Thursday 25th Showery. Mr Corneilly called early in the Morning & after breakfst drove us over to Hockheim where we saw the Vineyards & tasted the grapes & then went with him to see a manufacture of sparkling Hock which is the same manifestation as Champagne. from thence we drove to Hockheim station & went by rail to Frankfurt & put up at the Hotel Russie a capital hotel after dinner we inspected some Bohemian glass & made some purchases & drove out to the Cemetery or Gods [page 183]

Acre as the Germans call it. Mr Corneilly returned to Mayence. we called on Mr

Koch the Banker & after Coffee went to the Opera where Balfe168 led his Bohemian Girl which was done more justice to by the Ochestra than in England. Friday 26th Fine. After an early breakfast we started by rail to Heidelburg169 after the first ten miles the rail skirts a chain of hills very like the foot of the hills from Glen Osmond to the Sturt170 we passed thro’ Damstadt where we saw some Artillery practice – the range of hills we passed is the Oderwald the site of the legend of the Wild Huntsman. Heidelbugh is a magnificent ruin & the views from it are very fine, we saw of course the famous town & after lunching at the Badisher171 hof we returned to Frankurt & had not long set off on our return before the rain commenced, we have been greatly favored in our trip we arrived in time for a capital dinner & went to the Opera where

162 Deutz. 163 ‘Coup d’oeil’ is used in English meaning ‘at a glance’ or ‘a glimpse’. 164 Coblenz or Koblenz. 165 Ehrenbreitstein. 166 Stolzenfels. 167 Mainz in German. 168 Michael William Balfe (1808-1870) an Irish composer whose most famous opera is The Bohemian Girl. 169 Heidelberg. 170 In South Australia. 171 Badischer?

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we heard Flotow’s “Martha” or the fair of Richmond172 music pretty good opera most absurd Saty 27th Raining went to the Museum & were refused admission heard the band of an Austrian [page 184]

Octr 1849 Regiment play exceedingly well. we made some purchases of Pipes & Toys & having dined at the Table d’hote at the Hotel Russie we left Frankfurt at 3 P.M & arrived at Mayence at 4. went to the Museum & saw some good pictures. in the Evening we took tea at Mr Corneilly’s Sunday 28th cold & misty in the morning. Mr Corneilly had promised to go to Wiesbaden with us but came in the morning to say he did not feel well & as Martha was disinclined to get up early I went alone the train taking sixteen minutes only I staid there an hour in which time I saw all that was to be seen the Russaal [?] &c & returned to Mayence by eleven oclock went to the Cathedral not worth seeing & at two oclock we went to a grand dinner at Mr Corneilly’s here we met some Austrian \Prussian/ Officers some French people & a family named Findlay, Vulgar people. Monday 29th A lovely Autumn day. at 8 AM Mr Corneilly called to say adieu & we embarked on the Rhine once more at Bibrich173 Sir Moses & Lady Montefiore came on board & we soon got into conversation about the Gawlers Adelaide &c & they gave us a pressing invitation to visit them at their [page 185] seat near Ramsgate we soon arrived at Bonn 4.20 PM. & got the train to Cologne & thence to Aix la Chapelle where we put up at the Quatre saisons & were well treated At Mayence we heard the Opera of Robert le diable174 the house is large but plain looking the Opera but indifferent Tuesday 30th Another lovely day at 9.30 we left Aix & arrived at Brussells at 4.45 in time for table d’hote received a letterfrom Herbert but being tired we went to bed early instead of going to the Opera. Wedy 31st A continuation of the same charming weather. After breakfast we went shopping all day & after dining at the Table d’hote we went to the Opera & heard Le part du Diable175 Mad Prevost taking the part of Carlo Broschi we were much pleased with her & the Opera also. wrote to Mr Hopkinson Thursday Novr 1. Lovely day wrote to my mother, we walked in the Park which was filled with well-dressed people it being a great fète day. from thence we walked along the Boulevards to the Botanical Garden with the hothouses & plants of which we were much pleased dined at the Table d’hote & went to the Opera where Prevost took the part of an intended [page 186]

Novr 1849 debutante Leontine Leblanc the Opera Robert le Diable was well done, & contrasted strongly with Mayence.

172 Martha or The Fair at Richmond by Friedrich von Flotow (1812-1883). 173 Biebrich. 174 Robert le Diable is an opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864). 175 La Part du Diable is an opera by French composer Daniel Auber (1782-1871).

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Friday 2d Beautiful day. We left at 8.30 for Malines176 where we stayed a couple of hours & had plenty of time to see the Cathedral in which is a finely carved Pulpit & a crucifixion by Vandyck the tower is very fine & there are several good pictures we then saw Rubens Adoration of the Magi in the church of S t John there were also some exquisite carvings in oak in this church & lastly Rubens Miraculous draught of Fishes at Notre Dame, we left at 11. & arrived at Antwerp at 11.45. here we saw the Cathedral with its beautiful Spire the churches of S. Jaques S. Paul & S. Augustin and the Museum in all of which were fine pictures too numerous to particularise I must confess to myself that however admirable they may be & undoubtedly are as works of art they do not give me the pleasure which some profess to find in them we saw also the Citadel the Osterlings177 & the Quays & Docks which are undoubtedly fine. we returned to Brussels at 7.30 & walked home thro’ the city. Saty 3d Beautiful day. after breakfast called on Mr Eullien [?] who I found very civil walked with Martha to the [page 187]

Post Office & posted a letter to Herbert went with her shopping &c all the afternoon we dined at the Table d’hote & in the evening heard the Favorite with Alboni & a very good actor the others were sticks. Sunday 4th Fine morning but rainy afternoon at 9.30 we left Brussells passing Jurbise (Mons) Constray [?] \Tournay/ Mouscon Lille & S. Omer & arrived at Calais at 5 P.M dined at Quillacs [?] & at 9.45 went on board the Steamer a french one & which did not start until 10.10 & instead of making the passage in one hour & a quarter or a half did not arrive until 4 AM she was in a filthy dirty state & no accomodation put up at the ship. Monday 5th Beautiful day again after breakfast we drove up to Dover Castle over which we walked & saw Queen Elizabeths pocket pistol we left at 2 PM arriving in town at 6 PM & drove to 64 Pall Mall where we were surprised by Mr Hopkins saying he could not receive us and that my mother & Cary where at lodgings he had taken at 14 King Street S. James we drove there & found them both well after dinner I went to the club & received letters from Alfred (4) Louisa Maria (2) Harriet Mr Booth Mr Floyd Mr Gell, Bonamy, Collier & Mr Forbes [page 188]

Novr 1849 wrote to Harriet. Tuesday 6th Fine day. received a letter from Mr Dunning & wrote to him Harriet & Lilly called I afterwards went into the City & called on Mr Dunant & at the Bank where I met Herbert returned home calling on E.W. James on my way & in the evening went to the club & had a long talk with Cooper Jackson of Birkenhead & Mr Lennox Boyd. Wedy 7th Showery. after breakfast went to the club & from thence to Cross Street walked with Herbert & called on Ingram Travers & Lindsay Travers the latter talks of going out to Adelaide returned home & drove with Martha to Kent Terrace & afterwards went thro’ the Baker Street Bazaar & shopping wrote to Mr Winter E W James & Duff & Hodgson. went to the club & wrote to Mr Dunning Thursday 8th Fine wrote to Alfred & Mr Floyd, Mr H Hart & Mr Booth & Bony Price received letter from Mr Corneilly of Mayence went to the Club & into the City called on Travers’s Dunant, Collier, Mr Cuthill at Cross Street & on EW James returned to

176 Malines in French, Mechelen in Belgium. 177 Osterling-Haus.

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King Street to dinner where I found Maria who had come up from Rugby. Herbert called & spent the evening with us, wrote to Mr Richardson. [page 189]

Friday 9th Fine but cold. went to the club wrote to my Aunt Alder & Mr Richardson drove with Martha & Maria to Cross Street & thence to the Fishmongers Hall where we saw the Lord Mayors show we then went to the new Coal Exchange with which we were much pleased it is a beautiful Building but the embellishments are in a very florid style. I called on Lindsay Travers & after lunching with him we went by Steam boat to Blackwall & looked at the Trafalgar in the E. I. Docks from thence we walked round the Isle of Dogs to Snookes Yard & saw the Posètiérs [?] which I liked better. returned to dinner rather late & very tired Saty 10th Fine & cold received letters from Bony & Mr Sale wrote to them & to Mr Dunning drove into the City with Martha & Maria to French’s & inspected the clocks from thence we walked to Collards & saw some Pianofortés there I left them to go shopping called on Mr Ashhurst & went with him to White & Greenwells, met at the exchange our fellow passenger from Aix la Chapelle Mr the Consul for Saxe Weimar. called on Mr Harman & had some conversation with a Mr Taylor on the subject of Bees & he gave me a book he had written upon them. called at Cross St. & found Herbert returned home to dinner after dinner went to the [page 190]

Novr 1849 club & met Cooper, Welsby Mostyn Daly &c. Sunday 11th Fine went to the club & arranged papers &c for moving returned to lunch Cooper & EW James called. – went to Tattersalls & walking back thro’ S James Palace I met Frank Hugonin we strolled about the Park for a couple of hours & I looked at his club the Army Navy & County late Crockfords. dined at home. wrote Revd Mr Gell Bony Mr Cruttenden & Birkenhead Docks went to club in Evening Monday 12th Fine wrote to Herbert. & Mr Corneilly & Captn Wm Williams called at Griffiths Harriets Mrs Gawler, went to Galanatti’s & saw the Mirrors &c thence to Coltam & Hallows, to Kings in Long Acre, Allens & Carbury packed up & moved furniture from No 20. After dinner Martha my mother & Cary went to the Lyceum & saw “Methinks I see my father” Beauty & the Beast & A practical Man. much pleased. Tuesday 13th Fine. received letter from Bony drove with Martha & Maria to Pellatt & Cos & selected china & glass called on Mr Orchard for Chas Campbell & on Wm Ley returned to dinner went to club in evening. Wedy 14th Showery. wrote to Bony. Maria went with Martha & myself to Green & Wards, Allen’s beadsteads &c Toplis furniture called on L Travers, met Mr White [page 191]

by Ashhursts’ appointment, called at the Bank & Cross Street on EW James Mr Orchard & at Gabanati’s returned to dinner quite tired in the evening we went to Mrs Harrisons at Maclesfield Gate. Thursday 15th Fine in morning raining in afternoon called with Martha on Aunt Laing & Aunt Elise & afterwards on Harriet while there a curtain rod fell on my head & raised an extra bump after dinner went to the club received letter from Bony & Mr Gell. wrote to Bony & Mr Sale. Friday 16th Fine received letter from Harriet wrote to her. went into the city & with Mr Cutbill to the Church of England Insurance Office – called at Travers & Weedings but did not find them at home called on Collier & had a long chat called on Mr Orchard & had a

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conference about Campbells matter. & from thence to Wm Leys. After dinner Martha & myself went to the Haymarket & heard Macready178 in Macbeath, pleased better with the play as a whole than with the great Tragedian. went to Club afterwards. Saty 17th Fine. received letters from Bony & Mr Sale as also from Martin & Co on Hagens account. wrote to them Mr Herslett, Mr Sale & Messrs David & Co called went into the City & called at L Travers. met Mr

[page 192] Novr 1849 Sale at Lloyds went from thence to the Bank & called on Mr Weeding & to Cross Street Herbert dined with us. Sunday 18th Raining received letters from Mr Orchard & Mr Hollams, went to Club & Kent Terrace wrote to Bony after dinner went to the Club. Monday 19th Showery. received letter from Mr Bony \Gell/ wrote to Mr Orchard Mr Scott. Kingston & Mr Gell. Mr Weeding called as did Mr Hollams about Hagen called on E W James, Toplis & Co at Bank &c J. C. Meymott & Mr Legg. returned home to dinner & in the evening played pool at the Club. Tuesday 20th Fine received two letters from Bony & from Harriet & Mr Mayo called on E.W.James Mr Orchard L Travers at Bank & Cross Street & at Coachmakers. after dinner some music & went to the club to read the papers. Wedy 21st Fine. wrote to Messrs Pellatt & Co. called with Caroline on Sir Benn Brodie called on Gawlers & had a long talk received letters from Alfred of Aug & 24th August called at Gabbanati & Rippon [?] & Burton \& at Ned [?] Dulckens – / Wm Ley & Herbert dined with us. Thursday 22d Fine. received letter from Mr Gell wrote to him to Harriet & Mr Cutbill. Jas Merediths brother called about Adelaide talked it over with him [page 193] wrote to Aunt Alder Mr Harvey Mr Weeding Mr Falconer Mr Richardson, Herbert, & Mr Floyd. in the afternoon Louisa Annie & Netta arrived – after dinner I went to the club. Friday 23d Fine in morning but not in afternoon. called at Coachmakers & on E W James who was not at home, went to the London University & after lunch Martha & myself went to Mr Colliers at Walthamstow where we dined meeting Mr Cutbill & Mr & Miss [. . .] Saty 24th Very foggy & cold. received letters from Mr Richardson Mr Floyd & E W James wrote to Mr Floyd called on E.W. James on Ingram Travers, at the Bank & Cross Street met Bigge in Jermyn Street & walked with him to Feuillards where I met Geo Rodgers. Dr & Mrs Kingston dined with us Sunday 25th Foggy. JM Phillipson called & talked about Adelaide wrote to A.R. Cutbill & Wm Carr. Sydney went to the Club in the evening Monday 26th Fine. received letters from Col Gawler & Mr Floyd wrote to them both drove into the City with Martha & Maria & afterwards to the Royal Academy & Vernon Gallery much pleased with both at Club in Evening. Tuesday 27th Lovely day, but hard frost & very cold, at [page 194]

Novr 1849 9 AM I left Euston Square by express arriving at Norwich at 2.10 saw Mr Coliins of

178 William Charles Macready (1793-1873) was a famous English actor. He retired in 1851.

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Kirkburton there, wrote to J.N. Clayton . arrived at Huddersfield at 5 P.M. saw Mr Josh Roberts & Mr Floyd. Josh Firth Jno Noble & Geo Raye [?] & got thro’ all my business Mr Floyd dined with me at the Imperial. Wedy 28th Still fine but intensely cold. called on Thos Firth at the Bank & on Mr Floyd off at 10.30 thro’ Marsden Tunnel the longest in England at Mossley we had to change trains in consequence of an engine having run off the line & on our arrival at Manchester we found the Express had gone, the great delay having been at Huddersfield & not necessary I insisted on a special train & ran the distance in 48 minutes in solitary grandeur went to the Royal Bank & thence to the Ferry to Birkenhead called on Mr Jackson went to the Docks & inspected the works returned to Liverpool & saw the Exchange St Georges Hall &c the latter a magnificent pile of building for Crown Courts at 4.30 left by Express for Manchester put up at the Queens my uncle Joseph dined with me – wrote to Mr Cutbill, my wife received letter from Mr M B Adams a friend of Miss Mangors. [page 195]

Thursday 29th Fine still wrote to Bony Price & to Mr Coulson with one of the Ingbrockworth [?] releases called on my uncle Joseph found him my aunt & all the family quite well, we called on Mr Bucklam Herberts friend went to Hoyles print works & was much pleased with the works, saw the copper rollers in a room of which they told me the value in one room was upwards of £60,000 went to Phillips Mills & saw all the process the gassing the thread the most beautiful each thread going thro’ a jet of gass eleven times to take off the rough parts. called on Mr John Jones. saw the exchange the largest in the world & the Free Trade Hall a poor looking place externally it is at Peterloo left Manchester at 1PM & arrived at Peniston at 2.26 found Mrs & Mr Booth & Mrs Leather [?] quite well dined there wrote to my wife & Mr Floyd. left at 6:9 & arrived at New Holland thro’ Sheffield Worksop Retford & Gainsborough at 8.25 & a ferry boat ought to have been in readiness to take us across we however got over at 9.25 & I went to Albion Street where I found my Aunt Alder quite well recd letters from my wife Josh Firth Mrs Gawler J N Clayton & Mr Sale. [page 196]

Novr 1849 Friday 30th Raining received letters from my wife Caroline & Mr Cutbill. Mr Richardson called . talking with my Aunt all the morning on business. Mr Richardson dined with us wrote to my wife Mr Cutbill B Price Miss Cox & J. N. Clayton recd letter from Mr Coulson Saty 1 Decr Fine day again at 11 I said goodbye to my Aunt Alder & Mr Richardson & left for Rugby, the train was exceedingly slow & did not arrive at Rugby until 7.20 instead of 6.10 went up to Bonamy’s but had only five minutes to stay the 8.30 Express having altered its stopping place found Anne & Netta just arrived, went to station the express was forty minutes late, arrived in town at 11 P.M. tired found all well at home received letters from Mr Floyd & Mr Cutbill. Sunday 2d Raining all day. Went to the Club & heard the Queen Dowager was dead this morning called at Kent Terrace & met Jno Mill called on Hugonin & Wm Ley & went to the club in the evening received letters from Birkenhead & Mr Bass [?] wrote to Mr Kingston Mr Curtis & E James Monday 3d Raining, received letter from Sir Augustus Hillary [?] called on Mrs Gawler went with Martha to Miss

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Kate Loder’s who gave Martha a lesson on the Piano. called at Cocks & Co & purchased a Pianoforte for the Voyage received letter from Kingston & Pellett & Co after dinner Herbert called & staid the Evening Tuesday 4th Fine. wrote to Mr Fry [?] & Miss Manglers [?] fw’d Mr Adams. Harriet Mr Curtis Captn Frome & Captn Sproule. went to Allens, Toplis, Chubbs, White & Co & with them to Ashhurst & Co Travers Commercial Bank, Mr Harman & Cross Street to Club in evening Ar Ley arrived with Louis’ Wedy 6 5th Raining. received letters from E. W. James & Mr Fry & Mr Curtis. drove with Martha to Miss Loders called at Kent Terrace & on the Miss Taylors at Aden Terrace went into the City shopping In the Evening went with Wm & Ar Ley to the Haymarket & was much pleased with Macready in Lear. the afterpieces were good Alarming sacrifice with Buckstone & the Guardian Angel & the Keeleys179 Thursday 6th Showery. received letters from Mr Falconer & Captn Frome wrote to Mr Falconer, went to E W James & met Captn Winter, from thence to Wm Leys called on L. Travers at Bank Sun Fire Office & on Collier returned to club received letter from Mr Toplis wrote to Mr Bass, In the evening Herbert [page 198]

Decr 1849 Mr Harman & Wm Ley \& M

r Burroughes/ dined with us

Friday 7th Fine Mr Curtis called with draft of his work on Mines of South Australia Mr Harvey called & had a long talk. Mr Burroughes called & looked thro’ the correspondence went to Wm Leys Office & returned to dinner Martha myself & Louisa went to the Princess Theatre & heard Don Pasquale well given and two capital Farces The first Night and The Model Wife in which Wigan180 acted capitally, wrote to Mr Falconer. Saty 8 Fine heard from Mrs Gawler & wrote to her. received letter from Mr Falconer, went into the City to Cross Street & met Mr Harman Herbert & Ar Ley & went thro’ the Executor rents called on L Travers & went with Mr Roberts to the W I Docks181 & saw the “Mary Ann” wrote to Mr Floyd after dinner Herbert joined us & we all went to the Lyceum & saw the Beggars Opera I left then & went up to the club looking in on my way at the Bowling Saloon which if perfectly managed I think a very good thing. Sunday 9th Fine. after breakfast to the club & thence to Kent Terrace Wm Ley dined with us. Monday 10th Foggy received letters from Mr Bass [page 199]

& L Travers clerk, went to Wm Leys & saw Mr Dendy & thence to Cross Street

returned at four o’clock & accompanied my mother Caroline & Ar Ley to Paddington Station en route to Bideford called at Cocks & Co after dinner Martha & Louisa went with me to Julliens Concert heard [. . .] [. . .] received letter from Mr Weeding Tuesday 11th Fine received letters from Mr Floyd. wrote to him & my mother. received letters from Birkenhead JA Jackson & Mr London [?] went with Martha Maria & Louisa to Cross Street & to Fox’s Furniture shop met L Travers & Captn Darke of “Mary Ann”182 went to Pellatts glass works and afterwards to Mr Cooper in Park Street spent the evening at Coll Gawlers. wrote to Henrietta.

179 Robert Keeley (1793-1869) and his wife Mary Anne Keeley (1805-1899), celebrated English actors. 180 Alfred Sydney Wigan (1814-1878), an actor-manager in the British theatre. 181 West India Docks. 182 William Darke was captain of the Mary Anne, the ship in which Hardy (and his wife) returned to Australia.

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Wedy 12th Fine received letter from Cary & my mother wrote to Cary, & Jackson Hy Phillips & Mr Laing Martha & myself went to Mr Frank Bodda’s183 concert at 8 Stratton Street and heard Miss Kate Loder play a Sonata of Beethoven’s. Thursday 13th cold The Queen Dowager was buried today. went into the City. in afternoon drove with Martha Maria & Louisa to the Pantechnicon184 went to the Cattle show (alone) afterwards, the [page 200] Decr 1849 show on the whole good the Herefords were the best cattle. I noticed the greatly increased number of draintile making machines. Friday 14th Wet miserable day received letters from my mother & Hy Phillips. wrote to Bony

in reply to his letter received yesterday. went into the City & met Travers Captn Darke the Agents &c & agreed for passages called at Bank returned & drove Maria up to Euston Station en route for Rugby went to the club in the evening. Saty 15th Dull day received letters from Henrietta & Mr Sale. & from Bony. wrote to Bony Mr Cooper Mr Hy Phillips my mother & Mr Palmer & to Majs Isaacson & Alderson went into the City & engaged a passage in the “Mary Ann” Captn Darke called on Collier at Cross Street, Commercial Bank, on Mr Heather & at Chubbs. Herbert dined with us. wrote to Josh Firth Sunday 16th Fine. called on Harriet & on Hugonin. after dinner went to the club Mr & Mrs Harrison called Monday 17th Beautiful day. received letters from Hugonin & Birkenhead went into the City & down to the “Mary Ann” in the West India Docks saw Captn Darke sat for five Daguerotypes Uncle

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Laing dined with us in the evening I met Cooper & Mr Thackeray at the Club Tuesday 18th wet received letter from Bony wrote to Captn Darke Herbert. & Birkenhead docks. called at Mr Coopers. Hodge & Lowmans. Jeffreys in Soho Square Coltain [?] & Hallens [?] & Gabanatti’s went to the club in the Evening received letter from Mr King Wedy 19th Fine & cold. after breakfast went to Hy Phillips & took a lesson in singing went to Wm Leys Hummonds & to the Bank. called on Mr Dendy & went thro’ his papers with him engaged nearly three hours. wrote to Mr Clayton Mr Townley Mr Tindale & Mr Bright went to club in Evening Thursday 20th Very fine received letters from Herbert & Caroline wrote to Herbert. recd letter from Alfred of 3d Septr & one from Mr Herslett. \& Capt

n Darke/ went to the

Daguerotype rooms with Martha called on Wm Ley at glove makers Pellatt & Co’s & Fox the Upholsterer after dinner Herbert & Wm Ley came in went to the club in the evening. wrote to Mr J Peachey & Mrs Gawler Friday 21st Fine received letter from Mr Floyd Mr Barnes re Waiter, Alfred of 3d Septr, went to Hy Phillips & took another lesson after lunch we

183 Frank Bodda was a baritone singer. 184 A five story warehouse in Belgravia.

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Decr 1849 called on Wm Ley & went with him to the coachmakers went into the City to Deane’s & selected various goods Wm Ley dined with us, we had in the afternoon snow & very cold weather. Saturday 22d Very cold received letters from my mother Phillips came to give me a lesson but I suffered so much from cold that I could not do anything, wrote to Herbert Harriet & Mr Barnes & to Ar Ley. & Dr Kingston received letters from Mr King Mr Peachey & Pellatt & Co went to the Club in the afternoon Sunday 23d Fine but very cold went to the Club in the morning called at Kent Terrace & had a long talk with Jos Mill & Harriet on Emigration & Carlisles185 article in last Fraser on Slavery dined at home. Monday 24th Hard Frost & snow. received letters from Caroline, Kingston, Herbert, & Marianne Laing wrote to the two latter & to Harriet & to Mrs Gawler, went to Mr Phillips & took a lesson but my cold was too bad called at the Coachmakers & passed the afternoon at the Club in the evening music. wrote to Bonamy Sunday 25th Fine Christmas day. went to Harriets & talked with her for some hours. went to club in Evening we dined at Dr Powers met Mrs Dewsbury [page 203]

a connection ofJohn Newmans a Mr Hart & some others. Wedy 26th Wet & cold received letters from Bonamy Dr Kingston Harriet & Herbert. wrote to Edwd Price congratulating him on his engagement. Wrote to Henrietta. went to Gabonattis Schoolbreds Wm Leys Cross Street, Fox’s & Deans. dined at the club with Herbert & a Mr Hull a friend of his from Brooklyn New York heard Milner Gibson talk a good deal about convicts colonies & infant Baptism not much struck with his remarks. Thursday 27th Fine received letters from Mr Clayton & Mr Barnes (Writer) wrote to him returning power of Atty altered. went to Club wrote to Herbert received letter from Mr Herslett. Marianne & Augusta Laing dined with us & Herbert came in the evening Friday 28th Fine frosty day & snow on the ground. received letter from Edwd Price wrote to Mr Morris & to Deane & Co. went to Cocks & Co Kings Fellgates, & White & Co’s after dinner went to the club. received letter from Mr Barnes Saty 29th Hard frost received letters from Ar Ley & my mother, wrote to Henrietta went into the City dined at Club with Wm Ley Sunday 30th Hard frost at the Club all day reading [page 204]

Decr 1849 went to Club in Evening. Monday 31st received letter from Jno La Mottée called at Freemasons Hall went into the City – Cross Street The Bank E.W. James Ashhurst & Sons dined at Club for farewell with Cooper Hughes Neave & some others left them just before the New Year set in & arrived at home in time to see its advent with Herbert Martha & Louisa. 1850 Tuesday Jany 1st received letters from Maria F. W. Meymott & Mr Herslett. Martha & Louisa went with myself & Herbert to the Custom House & thence to the West India Docks on Board the “Mary Ann” I went after dinner to the Freemasons Tavern.

185 Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), a Scottish historian and essayist, published an infamous defence of slavery in

Fraser’s Magazine in 1849.

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Wedy 2d Foggy received letter from Mr Palmer J.A. Jackson called. went to Freemasons Hall called on Wm Ley E.W. James Herbert Mr Cutbill at Painters, Thurstons & Hodsons in Deans yard. received letters from Josh Firth & Mr Harman wrote to him & EWJames Edwd Price came to town & stays with us. Thursday 3d Miserable wet day.J. A Jackson called received letter from Josh Firth wrote to him [page 205]

called on Wm Ley. went with Martha Louisa & Anne to Pellatts selecting glass &c saw the glass blowing & grinding went to White & Cos & with them to Ashurst called at Bank & at Cross Street. Mr & Mrs Bonsay Louisa Price & her intended Mr Burge Mr Burroughes & Herbert dined with us Thursday \Friday/ 4th Wet called on Mrs Gawler packing all morning went to Cross Street called on Mr Ravenshaw & met Mr Routh talked the Kapunda matters with them for an hour & promised to see them again on Monday. called on E.W. James After dinner Martha went with me to the Haymarket where we saw Chas Kean & his wife in The Loving Woman & King Rene’s daughter both good The Ninth Statue pretty good & Twice Killed with the Keeleys Capital. received letters from White & Co & Mr Harman. Saty 5th Beautiful day received letters from Mr Guille Cabinet Maker Guernsey & from Mrs Gawler wrote to EW Meymott. went to Deans yard thence to the Bank & Cross Street called on Mr Harman & was introduced to a Mr White an interesting fellow passenger called on Wm Ley who dined with [page 206]

Jany 1850 & accompanied Martha Louisa & myself to the Lyceum where we saw “Not a bad judge” in which Chas Matthews acts capitally as Lavater afterwards the “Island of Jewells” the most Magnificent thing of the sort I have ever seen or heard of the practical Man Sunday 6th Hard frost. wrote to Alfred & walked with Edwd Price round S. James Park & looked at the skating & snaking &c Wm Ley dined with us as did Augustus Tulk Monday 7th Hard frost. received letter from Wm Bonsay. Mr called about Adelaide Edwd Price left us for Slough. went with Augustus Tulk to Bullocks to look at his late fathers Wedgwoods &c called at Garbanattis went into the City & met Mr Ravenshaw & Mr Routh & another gentleman talking over Kapunda &c for an hour. went to Freshfields with them saw Herbert on change called on L Travers after dinner we went to the Opera Comique & saw le Val d’Andorre186 & were much pleased with Charton187, Lac, Le joyeuse & Georgette Tuesday 8th Beautiful day Met Mr Ravenshaw & Mr Freshfields by appointment called at Bank [page 207]

& at Sun Fire Office at Fox’s & Cross Street at Wm Leys. Garbanattis Mrs Gawlers & Cocks & Cos In the evening Wm Ley called. Wedy 9th Fine day packing all the morning in the afternoon Martha & myself went to Slough & called on Mr & Mrs Bonsay Senr dined at Wm Bonsays with Louisa Price & Mr Burge. returned to town in the evening

186 Le Val D’Andorre is a comic opera by Fromental Halévy. Le Joyeuse is the tenor and Georgette the soprano. 187 Anne Charton-Demeur was a prominent French mezzo-soprano.

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Thursday 10th Thaw & very cold. received letter from Nolan wrote to Harriet & Herbert sent off a large quantity of packages to Cross Street Went to Sale of Mr Tulks effects & staid all day. Herbert called in the evening. Friday 11th Cold & snow called at Garbanatis Cottam & Cos. Bullocks, Chubs, Collards, Bank Fox’s went down to the ship called on my return at Cross Street Chapmans & Allens. rather tired in evening wrote to my Aunt alder Kingston & Mr Fox Saty 12th Fine & cold. wrote to Cottam & Co & Mr Winter went into the City with Wm Ley & to the Legacy duty Office called in Cross Street where Martha joined me & we proceeded by 5 P.M. Express to Brighton in 1 hour 15 mints [page 208]

Jany 1850 put up at the Albion called on Harriet & returned to the Albion to dinner Sunday 13th Fine but very cold. After breakfast Harriet & Lilly called on us drove with Martha along the Kings Road to Hove & thence back to Kemp Town. dined with Harriet Monday 14th Fine hard frost came up by the 8.45 Express. wrote to Mr Palmer. went to Bullocks & Cross Street Herbert & Algernon went down with me to the ship called on Mr Ravenshaw & at Fox’s Herbert dined with us, went to Allerofts [?] concert & heard Thalberg188 Ernst189 and a host of minor Notabilities. Tuesday 15th Very cold. Mr Luck called from Rugby received letters from Kingston Hy Phillips Caroline & General Post Office went to Bullocks Cross Street & West India Docks with Mr Luck remained on board putting cabins to rights went to Colnaghis190 & purchased some prints of [. . .] spent the Evening quietly at home. Wedy 16th Thaw & very cold. called on Mr Ravenshaw [underlined in pencil as are subsequent underlings] by appointment engaged with him Mr Roach [?] & another

gentleman a considerable time went to Cross Street & thence to the ship in the Evening we heard Madle Charton & – Chollet191 in Manfred192 [?] [page 209]

Thursday 17th Very cold. received letters from Mr Luck & Mr Winter wrote to Mrs Newman & Mr Phillips, went to Emigration Office & to W D Coopers. left town with Martha & Louisa at 1.40 to Windsor went thro’ the State Apartments & saw the Queen on the Slopes, went over to Slough & left Louisa there drove over to Dorney [?] & dined there the party consisting of Lady Palmer Mr Palmer & Mr \& M

rs/ Hy Palmer Miss Palmer & Miss Rose Maddern. returned to Slough for Louisa & to town at 10.15 tired found letters from Mr Walcot Mrs Newman Mr Barnes & Caroline the last announcing the death of Mrs Ley Senr. Friday 18th Dull not so cold. called on Wm Ley Mr Smith Mrs Gawlers friend called, [pencil]

wrote to Ar Ley & Mr Barnes. called on Mrs Newman who was not at home went into the City called at Cross Street & on Mr Ravenshaw [pencil] & L Travers [pencil] & at Fellgates met Mr G R Smith (Banker) who made enquiries about Adelaide &c [pencil]

returned home shopping thro’ heavy snow & sleet, passed a quiet evening at home. Saty 19th Very cold. Went to Mr Ravenshaws engaged two hours. called on Mrs Newman who was out went down to the ship & saw things to rights &c.

188 Sigismond Thalberg (1812-1871) was a Swiss composer and virtuoso pianist 189 Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1814- 1865) was a Moravian-Jewish violinist and composer. 190 Dominic Paul Colnaghi (1790-1879) a member of a firm running from 1760 to the present day : publisher,

printer, gallery, dealer. 191 Jean Baptiste Chollet (1798-1892) was a French musician and baritone singer. 192 Robert Schumann wrote the music for Byron’s Manfred (1850).

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left town with Martha by the 5 P.M Express to Rugby went to Marias new house which looks very well she accompanied us to Lutterworth where we found Edwd & Louisa Milward Burge & the girls passed a very pleasant evening wrote Mr Smith [pencil] g r Farmer] [written underneath in pencil] Mrs Cox & Mr Turner & Herbert &

Miss Cox. Sunday 20th Excessively cold. we went to Church in the morning & heard Edward preach, passed a quiet & tranquil day. Monday 21st Very cold. writing all the morning -– After an early dinner we said goodbye to them all & left for Rugby whence we came by the 8 pm Express to town found letters from Mr R G Smith the Banker & Caroline & Ar Ley [pencil underlining accompanied by two pencil strokes in left margin]

Tuesday 22d Fine & cold. Mr Harman called recd letters from Miss Cox & Mr Turner. wrote to Miss Cox drove into the City “Bill paying” went down to the Ship spent Evening looking thru’ papers &c received two letters from Alfred of & Sept. Wedy 23d Fine. received letters from Mr Smith [pencil] Louisa & Netta \Mr

Burroughes/ wrote

to the latter \Netta/ Admiral Cater called to ask about a purchase his son had made & I told him if it was the Station & cattle that F Jones [pencil] sold to Bunce [?] I thought well of it Dr Power called, went to Park [page 211] Street & thence over the new houses of Parliament. went into the City & called on Mr Ravenshaw with whom I was engaged an hour called at Cross Street & Herbert returned with me to dinner. wrote to Mr Turner Mr Smith [pencil] & Miss Cox.

Thursday 24th Foggy received letter from Miss Cox wrote to Mr Burroughes. went to Cross Street & thence to the Ship with Martha & inspected the stowage of Pianoforte &c returned to dinner & Mary Bonsay & Wm came in & dined. wrote to Caroline. Friday 25th Raining received letters from Mr Smith & Mr Turner wrote to Mr Smith [pencil]

Admiral Cater & Mr Harman called in the Morning. went to Euston Station & met Mary Birkin, called at Kent Terrace & saw Harriet, went down to the ship & completed stowage of Cabin. called at Cross Street & returned late & tired to dinner Saty 26th Fine in moring raining in afternoon, went to Beards & got Dagueriotypes completed called at Bank & on Collier P.P.C. went to Cross Street wrote to Caroline, Netta, Kingston Smith, [pencil] Turner, Barnes for Winter, Floyd, Poulter, & Collard & Co. called on Wm Ley. Jas Ley & Herbert dined with us. the Ship sailed Sunday 27th Frosty but Westerly wind against ship. [page 212]

Jany 1850 wrote to Mr Lockyer & Mr Ravenshaw engaged all day looking thro’ the deeds &c for Mr Floyd for my fathers estate called on Harriet & afterwards on Mrs Harrison & said goodbye to Dolores & Edward, Monday 28th Dirty day wind South West & blowing hard called on Wm Ley, at Fellgate & Cos Cross Street Bank wrote to Mr Floyd called at Bank of Australasia & Mr Milliken desired to be remembered to Mrs MacDermott – we dined at Harriets & in the Evening went to the French Plays much pleased with Chollet in the Maitre de Chapelle of Paers193 a very pretty thing Made Charton in the laid194.

193 Ferdinando Paer (1771-1829) was an Italian composer known for his operas and oratorios. 194 A mistake for lead?

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Tuesday 29th Fine. called on the Gawlers Powers & at Harman & Weedings went to Somerset House & made an affidavit for return of Probate Duty. went to Cross Street & thence to London Bridge Station where I met Harriet & Lilly who were on route for Brighton & said farewell to them called at Bank of Australasia returned to Cross Street & closed my accounts both as Exer & private wrote to Mr Smith [pencil underlining accompanied by two pencil strokes in left margin] from whom Kingston &

Mr Floyd I received letters called on Mr Cutbill P.P.C. called at The Great Britain Life Office by request of the Directors who wished to negotiate business with me for Adelaide [page 213]

after dinner went to the Faith Lodge. In the Evening Mr Harman Jas Ley & Wm Ley Wedy 30th Very fine. After saying goodbye to Wm & Jas Ley & Jellinger Simmons we left Paddington Station at 9.50 arrived at Exeter at 2.30 & at Bideford at 7.30 where we found my mother Caroline Ar Ley & the children well – received letter from Mr Floyd. Thursday 31st Cloudy. received letters from Herbert Mr Lockyer & Mr Fellgate wrote to Mr Burroughes. Herbert Mr H Hart. R Montgomery Chas Wilde & E.W. James called at Dunant & saw Mr & Miss Ley. made arrangements for departure early tomorrow. In the evening Martha received a letter from Rugby with a Message from Lydia & I wrote to Herbert to forward an answer. Friday 1 Jany \Feby/ Showery. left Bideford at 8.30 after bidding goodbye to my mother Caroline Ar Ley & their children We arrived at Exeter at two oclock & left again by the Express 2.45 by which train Mr Travers & his party had also come from London. We put up at the Royal Hotel a house with the means of being a good one but the Landlord is above his business & lives out of it the consequences are bad attendance & not clean called on Mr J B Wilcocks where I found letters from Herbert [page 214] Feby 1859 Harriet, Mr Lockyer Mr Smith, Mr Ravenshaw & the Great Britain Office, met Richardson who told me the cow & calf were both well. Netta arrived at 8.40 Saty 2d blowing hard from South West. fine received letters from Collard & Co, Thos James Wilcocks Herbert & Ar Ley. wrote to Herbert. went about purchasing small necessaries went on board the ship & put things to rights a little, went to the Yacht Club & wrote to Mr Lockyer left a card for the Secretary & met [?] Dr Maclarran [?] dined with us, wrote to Ravenshaw Smith \& Irvine [?] Great Britain./ Sunday 3d Beautiful day. Immediately after breakfast received a summons to go on board engaged all the morning getting the cow & calf shipped received letters from Herbert Alfred Mansell EW James Ronald Montgomery & Chas Wilde wrote to Herbert my mother, Caroline, Harriet, & Kingston. At 2 P.M we embarked bidding Adieu as we hope to Old England for some years. It was however so late & the ship in so much confusion that the Captn determined on not weighing until daylight Monday 4th Beautiful morning at daylight we got underweigh in company with the Burmah Merchant [?] & beat out of Plymouth Sound with a light wind from Westward the wind soon after [page 215] we got out freshened up from the South West & in the morning blew very hard the Captn thought of going in again but hoping for a slant195 of wind we remained out &

195 A local variation of the wind from its general direction.

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most sincerely wished afterwards we had not done so for it blew the heaviest gale of wind I ever experienced & during the night we were consistently to the Eastward of Plymouth. Tuesday 5th The Gale still continued from S West & we had some doubts as to whether we should not run for the Downs when in the Afternoon the wind suddenly came round from North West & blew a perfect hurricane everything of course miserable & to add to our comfort our swing cot went to pieces during the night Wedy 6th The gale still continues I had to put Martha into Netta’s Cabin & borrowed a cot which I slung in the stern cabin altogether we passed a most miserable day & night Thursday 7th The gale moderated in the forenoon & we continued to carry sail double reefed topsails & courses At daylight we were off Portland having done very well to hold our own as we have beating to the Westward all day wind [page 216]

Feby 1850 variable from Westward. In the evening we were off Sidmouth Friday 8th Misty day in morning standing up for Berry Head & Torbay at 11 A.M. we picked up a Pilot & ran into the roads off Brixham at 1 P.M. wrote to my my mother, Herbert, Kingston, Sir Hy Webb, wrote to Mary’s & Richardsons friends at 3 P.M. went on shore & made some purchases at Torquay Seven of our passengers dined at Hoarders196 came off in Evening. Saty 9th Blowing a tremendous gale outside, let go our second anchor. Richardson came down & told me he & his wife had determined to leave & I paid them what they had advanced altho’ I lose a passage by so doing but unwilling servants are of no use. Sunday 10th Beautiful day received letters from Herbert & Marmaduke Hart wrote to Herbert & Bony Price Martha & Henrietta went on shore in the morning to Torquay to church, I went to Brixham for letters & afterwards to Torquay Ar Ley having come down on board just after they left We went on shore & dined at Hoarders all the Passengers but ourselves returned on board we slept at Torquay wrote [page 217] to my mother. Monday 11th Blowing hard from S.W. & heavy rain all day, we drove out shopping & to a Nursery ground [?] & in the afternoon finding we could not get off from Torquay said goodbye to Ar Ley & drove round to Brixham a beautiful drive when we got there we found Mr White & Mr Lansche on shore but it blew so hard, we staid at the London Inn all night, a very quiet but comfortable hostelrie wrote to Herbert Harriet & my mother Tuesday 12th Still blowing hard but fine, went on board after breakfast received letter from Herbert, wrote to him & my mother, several of the passengers went on shore but could not get off again including the Travers Wedy 13th Fine but cold wind as before. received letters from Herbert my mother & Bony Price wrote to the two former. went on shore to Torquay where I found the servant Ar Ley had engaged for me, purchasing things for him & took him on board in the Evening Thursday 14th Wind still contrary received letters from my mother & Caroline \Herbert/ wrote to them engaged all day restowing Cabin &c.

196 Hoarder’s Hotel.

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Feby 1850 Friday 15th Fine but wind still S.W. wrote to my mother & Herbert. received letter from Herbert. staid on board all day. packing & unpacking Saty 16th Wind & weather as yesterday received letter from Herbert wrote to him & Ar Ley my new man left without giving me any notice. Sunday 17th Very cold wind as before received letters from Herbert & Caroline enclosing one from Edward. wrote to him & enclosed it to my mother wrote to Herbert. Monday 18th Fine wrote to Herbert & my mother, we went on shore to Brixham & took a fly over to Dartmouth a pleasing place very Flemish in apperance went into the old Church which contains a finely carved stone pulpit & some good carvings & brasses but all much spoilt with gaudy colored painting dined at Brixham & came on board in the evening Tuesday 19th Dull day received letters from my mother & Herbert wrote to them & to Edward. went on shore with the Captn in his gig to return a call from the Revd Mr Hogg. we brought off with us Mr Huckson [?] the agent & his sister in law. Wedy 20th Fine no letters or papers in the afternoon [page 219]

the wind came more northerly & we got underweigh at 5 P.M. wrote to my mother Herbert & A Ley fetched down to the Start at Midnight Thursday 21st Beautiful day wind dead on end we beat down to within eight miles of the Mewstone when finding we lost ground & a strong flood setting against us with every prospect of a Gale at 2 PM bore up & at 5 PM anchored again in Torbay. received letters from my mother Herbert & Edwd Price wrote to my mother. Friday 22d Beautiful day received letters from Ar Ley my mother & Herbert wrote to them Martha & Netta went on shore with me to Torquay & passed a very pleasant day the sloop was late coming for us & we in consequence were late off & found all the other vessels had left it was however too late to weigh Saty 23d Fine day wind light from S.W. received letter from Ar Ley at 4 PM got underweigh & ran out with a light wind almost calm wrote to my mother & Herbert. Whist in evening Sunday 24th Fine but nearly calm all day drifting off the Start a boat from Salcombe boarded us wrote to my mother & Herbert [page 220]

Feby 1850 Monday 25th Fine day. In the morning we were in sight of the Lizard several ships in company by evening we had got to the Westward bringing the two lights nearly in one played whist, read a good article in the Westminster on the Squadron for suppression of the slave trade took some pills. Tuesday 26th Cloudy breeze from S.W. read part of an Article on Womans Mission in the Westminster whist in evening Lat 49.35 N Long 7.56 W Wedy 27th Wind still from S.W. still bilious read a good deal of Hoods197 Poems to Martha & Netta Lat 49.13 N Long 10.26 W in evening Whist Thursday 28th Calm ship rolling heavily but lovely weather at Noon Lat 49.14 N Long 10.44 W Friday 1 March Strong breeze from N.W. saw several vessels spoke the Pomona for Alexandria sailed 25 Jany Lat 47.50 N Long 10.26 W Whist in evening

197 Thomas Hood ( 1799-1845) was an English humorist and poet.

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Saty 2d Light winds The Pomona & other vessels in company finished Womans Mission pleased with it on the whole Lat 47.9 N Long 10.25 W. Sunday 3d Strong wind from North ship rolling very much Lat 46.2 N Long 12.29 W Monday 4th less sea Wind N E. made a capital run being South of Finisterre Lat 42.55 N Long 14.32 W [page 221]

Several vessels in company all of which we passed. Whist in evening. Tuesday 5th Still fine NE wind & less sea another good run of about 223 miles Lat 39.25 N Long 15.54 W. Whist in Evening Wedy 6th made a fair run of over 200 miles getting a warm trade wind passed several ships one holds way with us Lat 36.3 N Long 16.33 W. Whist in evening read part of the Lay of the Last Minstrel198 outloud music & whist in Evening Mr Mosenthal sings well. Thursday 7th Lovely day talk of touching at Madeira at Noon sighted Porto Santo distant about 40 miles spoke Tindalls ship Fortitude for Cape & Bombay. at 4 P.M. sighted Madeira A fine bold Volcanic Island hauled up for the Westward of the Island the Captn having determined not to go in, the wind came short & light & at bed time put ship about. Whist \Lat 33.43 N Long 16.47/ Friday 8th Lovely day still to the N West of Madeira wind very light took a good hours lesson in French. engaged all the afternoon in looking thro’ old letters & papers of my fathers – In the evening whist. in afternoon we passed Madeira Lat 32.50 N Long 17.31 [page 222] March 1850 Saty 9th Warm but calm Lat 31.56 N Long 17.56 W At French all the morning. in afternoon looking at Alfreds & the Office records which he had sent. Some Portugese men of war were taken by a boat lowered for the purpose their colours are very beautiful & their sting very severe as Mr White found to his cost, spoke French barque Lucille from Nantes to I Bourbon199 out 29 days Whist in evening Sunday 10th Cloudy & fresh breeze from S. W. spoke French barque & also the Duchess of Northumberland & Lady McNaughton Lat 39.36 N Long 19.12 W. Monday 11th Fine with light wind from Southward Lat 28.52 N Long 20.34 W. Whist in evening I try to read but am not so well as to keep my thoughts on what I am reading Whist in evening Tuesday 12th Fine day Lat 27.32 N Long 20.3 W. I went to bed early not being well & shortly afterwards, there was a grand row between two of our passengers newly married whose cabin is on the gun deck. Wedy 13th Dull wind from N W but light read article on Epidemics in Westminster took a good French lesson being Luggage day occupied in getting up & getting down boxes &c Lat 25.12 N Long 20.56 W Whist in Evening [page 223]

Thursday 14th Fine but cloudy read Bulwers200 Rienzi much pleased with it. Still unwell from change of temperature Lat spoke Flora Macdonald & passed her Lat 22.11 N Long 22.7 W Whist in evening.

198 A famous poem by Sir Walter Scott. 199 An island east of Madagascar, now known as Réunion. 200 Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) was a popular English politician and novelist. Rienzi, the last of the

Roman tribunes was published in 1835.

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Friday 15th regular trades fine but cloudy read an Article on Railways in Westmr Lat 21.15 N Long 23.255 W passed a brig. Whist in evening. Saty 16th Dull but cool still unwell trades light we expect to make the Cape de Verds201 in the morning whist & Gymnastics in evening Lat 19.8 N Long 24.29 W. Sunday 17th Fine fast trade but dull. I still continue unwell, we passed the Cape de Verds without seeing them Lat 16.41 N Long 26.18 W. passed a Brig & a Barque Nothing has passed us since the three American Liners the first day we were out. Monday 18th Fine trade but due East & warm read some interesting critiques in Edinbo Westminster had a good French lesson read first Canto of Rokeby202 aloud. Lat 13.33 N Long 25.27 W Whist in Eving. Tuesday 19th Fine trade Easterly, weather fine & warmer had a good French lesson in Morning read out two cantos of Rokeby saw plenty of Flying fish & Mother Carey’s chickens (Stormy Petrel) Lat 10.50 N Long 23.54 W. Whist in Evening [page 224] March 1850 Wedy 20th Fine bright trade. very hot at nights Lat 8.33 N Long 22.23 W. Carpentering &c all the morning read an article on Religious Faith & Modern Scepticism & another on New Bankruptcy Law in Westminster. After dinner dancing & Whist. Thursday 21st Beautiful day & moderate trade Lat 6.43 N Long 21.1 W. At French all the morning after lunch engaged at accounts &c. After dinner several passengers contributed articles for an Auction I officiated as Auctioneer & received the Catalogue for my commission spoke the Bultasara for Valparaiso & passed [?] her in the evening Whist & singing Friday 22d Hot & cloudy lost the trades Lat 5.20 N Long 20.1 W. at French all the morning & accts from lunch to dinner the Second Officer having disobeyed orders was ordered to his cabin passed two barques too far to [. . .] them Saty 23d Squally & rain but cooler spoke Hesperus fm Shetlands to Ceylon out 39 days also Duchess of Northumberland \again/ gave her the time passed another Barque no lights reckon we made 59 miles of Latitude at French in morning accts from Lunch to dinner Whist in evening [page 225]

Sunday 24th Rain from S.E. no observation Lat by reckoning 3.13 N Long 19.43 W four vessels in sight Monday 25th Calm & fine exchanged colours with the Osprey for Sydney from Liverpool thirty five days out lat 3.17 N Long 19.8 W Sweeps got up for the Cape and the Line accounts in afternoon Whist & Gymnastics in evening. Tuesday 26th Calm & fine very hot Osprey Duchess of Northumberland & a french Barque close to us At accounts all day. in evening a nice breeze from S.E. Whist & forfeits in evening 3.17 N \Long 18.25 W/ Wedy 27th Beautiful day still fine S.E breeze we hope may prove to be the trade. At accounts all day. spoke homeward bound French ship Jean Jaques & asked her to report us Lat 2.44 N Long 18.42 W Thursday 28th Fine & Light breeze “Lucilla” in sight, at accounts all day, bad headache, Lat 1.40 N Long 19.51 W Friday 29th Good Friday – fine breeze read Carlyle’s Present Time203 it contains one good idea that of finding employment for paupers in improved cultivation or Emigration at

201 Also spelt Cape Verde, Cape de Verde and Cape de Verdes. 202 A narrative poem in six cantos by Walter Scott (1813)

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accounts all day Bilious headache, The Doctor gave a great feast dinner instead of a fast knowing no better crossed Line at 8.30 PM Neptune visited us [page 226]

March 1850 Lat at Noon – .34 N Long 21.31.W Saty 30th Fine trade saw homeward bound ship in the night at accounts all day, Bilious attack worse Lat 1.37 S Long 22.26 W. Whist Sunday 31st Fine trade & fine weather, but not well Lat 4.3 S Long 23.57 W. Monday 1 April Fine trade. at accts all day in evening Whist Lat 6.27 S Long 25.10 W. Tuesday 2d Heavy squall at breakfast split Main topsail ship rolling much accounts all day Whist in evening Lat 9.5 S Long 26.36 W Wedy 3d Fine trade reading & whist in evening Lat 11.39 S Long 27.28 W. Thursday 4th Fine trade met homeward bound ship saw a schooner standing same way as ourselves destroying papers & letters all day Whist in evening Lat 14.22 S Long 28.16 W. Friday 5th Trade getting more easterly. destroying letters all day whist in evening Lat 16.46 S Long 28.54 W. Saty 6th Fine destroying letters, whist in Evening Lat 19.3 S Long 28.52 W. Sunday 7th Beautiful weather. at Daylight I was called to see Trinidad went on deck & found they were all wrong it being Martin Vassblocks [?] [page 227]

this they would not allow until they got the chart up & even then were sceptical until I saw & pointed out Trinidad to the Westward Lat 21.7 S Long 28.17 W. saw a small waterspout. Monday 8th Fine breeze destroying letters all day Whist in evening lat 23.17. S Long 26.12 W if this weather should continue we may still make a good passage. Tuesday 9th Strong breeze from N.W. ship rolling heavily destroying letters. Whist, Lat 25.14 S Long 23.59 W Wedy 10th Strong gales from S.W. with rain read Pelham204 Lat 25.19 S. Long 21.32 W. ship laboured much all night & the cow suffered greatly. Thursday 11th Wind from S.S.E. ship rolling greatly Lat 24.33 S. Long 19.17.W \Friday 12

th Wind easterly/ played Chess in morning. shortly after dinner my poor Cow died a

great loss to me on account of her calf a bull. Whist in Evening Lat 24.36 S Long 19.33 Saty 13th Wind still from S.S.E. Lat 25.8 S Long 19.57 W Chess in morning Whist in evening. Sunday 14th Fine wind still contrary Lat 26.56 S Long 20.20 W Monday 15th Fine breeze from N.E. ship rolling heavily & taking in much water on deck Lat 29.17 S Long 19.38 W Whist in evening Tuesday 16th Strong breeze from N. W. ship rolling [page 228]

April 1850 very heavily. French lesson. Chess & Whist Lat 31.42 S Long 16.22 W. Wedy 17th Fine breeze from S.W. Chess in morning Whist in evening Lat 32.37. S Long 12.55 W.

203 The first of the Latter-day Pamphlets (1 February 1850) by Thomas Carlyle (1795-1888), Scottish satirical

writer, historian & teacher. 204 A novel (1849) by Bulwer–Lytton.

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Thursday 18th Same fine breeze Chess & Whist Lat 33.26 S Long 9.38 W. wind light in evening Friday 19th Beautiful day. but little wind & that drawing from SE. to Eastward Lat 32.29 S Long 7.58 W Chess & whist. wrote to Mr H Hart. & Hy Oxenford Whist & Chess as usual in evening Saty 20th Fine. shooting at target on lower studdingsail boom all the morning Lat 34.9 S Long 5.39 W. Sunday 21st Fine pleasant breeze. Saw a barque to Windward Lat 34.13 S Long 3.31 W Monday 22d Calm all morning lowered boats & shot some Mother Cary’s chickens exchanged colours with an English Barque Lat 34.7 S Long 2.24 W Whist &c Tuesday 23d Blowing hard from N W. with rain all day ship rolling tremendously chess & whist Lat 35.10 S Long º .14 E. Wedy 24th Fine & fresh breeze in morning Evening calm Lat 35.30 S Long 3.42. E. Thursday 25th Blowing hard from N W with rain read out Bridal of Triermain205 Lat 35.53 Long 7.8 E [page 229]

Friday 26th Fine breeze finished Bridal of Triermain, began reading Macauly206 much pleased with it Lat 36.6 S Long 11.8 E. Saty 27th calm took several Albatross Macauly chess & whist Lat 35.46 S Long 13.40 E. Sunday 28th Fine strong breeze, we found a current had set us 35 miles to the Southward instead of Northerly Lat 36.40 S Long 15.43 E. Monday 29th Strong breeze sighted land at 2 PM, a barque to leeward at Sundown well up with the land which we made out to be Hanklip the Cape of Good Hope bearing north, we are therefore just off False Bay, at 8 PM wore[?] ship Lat at Noon by reckoning & observation 34.56 S Long 18.14 E. Tuesday 30th Fine breeze made the land at 10 AM between the Cape & Hout Bay Danish Barque in company beating up all day against a current setting to the South East!! Macauly whist & Chess. Wedy 1 May beautiful day but calm a barque in company with loss of foretopmast head proved to be the Mary Frances bound to Adelaide from Liverpool at 8P.M. sighted Green point light Thursday 2d at 4 A.M. came to Anchor in Table Bay. at 7 Captn Vance the Port Officer visited [page 230]

us & took Dr Maclaren & myself on shore, we engaged apartments at Welches [?] & then called on Mr Thompson (Bonadailes & Co) heavy rain set in at 9 Am met the ladies & the rest of the passengers at the Jetty shopping all day, wrote to my mother by the ‘Equestrian” called on John Gawler at the Barracks all pretty well tired in the evening

Friday 3d Showery shopping visited the Town Hall we drove to Constantia207 (Collyn’s) much pleased with our drive inspected the Masonic Hall which is very fine went to the Government Gardens to purchase plants &c which they offered to give me & said they would be glad of a return from Australia called on Gawler who had called. Saty 4th Fine. shopping visited Govt Gardens again shopping drove to Upjohns Nursery. wrote to Herbert

205 A rhymed romantic narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott. 206 Probably Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859) who wrote Lays of Ancient Rome and a History of

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Sunday 5th Showery. went to S. George’s Cathedral heard a good sermon by Mr Newman [?]. called on Gawler Monday 6th Raining & blowing hard at 2 PM we went on board having seen enough of the Cape. We left Mr & Mrs Rosenthal. Mr Smith & Mr Edwards could not get underweigh [page 231]

Tuesday 7th Fine at 7 P.M. Mrs Travers presented her husband with a fine boy at 2 PM got underweigh & stood out between Green Point & Robben Island wind very light from S.W. Wedy 8th Very fine. saw H.M. Steamer Hermes at noon Lat 33.39 S Long 17.93. Macauly Whist & Chess. Thursday 9th Fine, laid off my course from Sydney to Ceylon on Captn Darke’s chart. Lat 33.47 S Long 16.21 E. Macauly whist &c Northerly set !! sighted land Friday 10th Calm with an easterly set Saw Cape of Good Hope & Hanklip Macauly Whist &c Lat 33.47 S Long 16.21 E. Saty 11th nearly calm Lat 34.53 S Long 18.32 E. Macauly whist &c. Easterly set. Sunday 12th Fine breeze cold. Lat 35.27 S Long 20.25E. Westerly current Monday 13th Fine & light airs from S.E. finished second Vol of Macauly much pleased with it Chess Whist &c saw several homeward bound. Lat 36.35 S Long 20.47 E. strong Westerly current. Tuesday 14th Fine breeze from S.W. ship rolling much Lat 37.25 S Long 22.7 E. a very strong current to Westward which by our reckoning must have [?] set us nearly 90 miles Chess whist &c. [page 232]

Wedy 15th. Showery, wind made a round turn read an Wer Edinburgh article on Venice (rabid as might be expected & review of Lord Cloncurrys & John OConnels books much the same – Lat 37.39 S Long 24.15 E. Thursday 16th Beautiful warm morning noon strong breeze Lat 38.31 S Long 28.40 E read Sense & Sensibility208 in morning heavy gale at N E. Friday 17th Martha’s birthday at 2 Am hove to & put in the deadlights209 fine all day with heavy confused sea ship rolling & pitching much Lat 38.43 Long 30.57 Saty 18th fine breeze all morning calm in afternoon ship rolling much Lat 38.39 Long 33.47 Whist &c every Evg Sunday 19th Fine breeze spoke Raduga Boston to Batavia Lat 39.5 S Lon 36.22 E slipped down & hurt myself. Monday 20th Beautiful day but cold Lat 38.18 S Long 38.47 E. whist chess &c Tuesday 21st Fine cold. light wind from N E. Lat 38.26 S Long 40.49 E. Wedy 22d Heavy rain Peveril of Peak210. Lat 38.41 Long 43.17 Thursday 23d Fresh breeze in morning calm in eveng Lat 39.9 S Long 45.57 E. Friday 24th N.E. !! again Lat 39.14 Long 48.14 E. Saty 25th calm in evening Lat 39.46 S Long 53.5 E. [page 233] Sunday 26th Fine light airs from N E again Lat 40.4 S Long 55.58 E. Monday 27th Fine breeze NE. Lat 40.6 S Long 60.5 E.

208 A novel by Jane Austen. 209 A strong shutter or plate fastened over a ship’s porthole or cabin window in stormy weather. 210 Peveril of the Peak is a novel by Sir Walter Scott.

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Tuesday 28th Fresh breeze & strong current to S.E. with a heavy swell Baror down to 29.50 Lat 40.20 S Long 63.13. Mr Travers child died Wedy 29th Heavy rain Barr 29.25 heavy gale at S.W. No sights Thursday 30th Blowing fresh Lat 39.31 S Long 67.36 E. Friday 31st Fresh breeze Lat 39.18 S Long 72.8 E. Saty 1 June Fresh breeze read Guy Mannering211 at Noon Lat 39.23 Long 75.43 E at 11.30 Pm sighted St Pauls. Sunday 2d Fine breeze ship rolling heavily Lat 39.30 S Long 80.20 E. Monday 3d Heavy Squalls read [. . .] China [?] Lat 29.49 S Long 84.48 E. Tuesday 4th Gale at S.W. ship labouring much Lat 38.3 S Long 88.33 E. Wedy 5th more moderate Lat 37.18 S Long 92.49 at * PM. carried away Jibboom Thursday 6th moderate read James Henry Masterton212 Lat 37.18 S Long 96.40 E. Friday 7th moderate. Cape pigeons still plentiful Lat 37.37 S Long 100.18 E. [page 234] June 1850 Saty 8th Fine The heliotrope213 which appeared to have died in the tropics but had made another effort went off again Lat 38.9 S Long 104.7 E. Sunday 9th strong breeze & very heavy sea shipped a sea thro’ quarter gallery dashing in window & filling all our cabins & the cuddy214. Lat 38.49 S Long 108.55 E. Monday 10th Heavy sea ship rolling much Lat 39.24 Long 112.54 E. at 10 P.M. we experienced the heaviest squall I ever encountered but it did us no damage Tuesday 11th Gale at N.W. Lat 39.41 S Long 117.33 abreast of King George’s Sound. Wedy 12th Fine read Black dwarf215. Lat 39.46 S Long 121.47 E. Thursday 13th wind Northerly read Old Mortality216 Lat 39.30 S Long 125.29 E. Friday 14th Beautiful day & sea very smooth, the wind has come round from N.E. looked out letters &c Lat 38.30 S Long 129.44 E. Saty 15th Fine breeze from S.W. looking thro’ papers &c Lat 37.5 S Long 132. 15 E Sunday 16th Blowing hard with Squalls of hail at daylight sighted Kangaroo Island & saw a Dutch Barque under the land at 9 AM [page 235]

rounded Cape Borda & sighted the Althorpe. At 10.20 saw Cape Spencer, at Sundown saw the Mainland at Cape Jervis & rounded the Troubridge Shoal ran on under three reefs in Maintopsail only going eight & nine knots at 10.30 I saw the light vessel sometime before anyone else on board & at 11.45 let go our Anchor abreast the Light ship Having thus completed a very pleasant trip and passage. I landed the next Morning & found Alfred & all friends well.

211 A novel by Sir Walter Scott. 212 Henry Masterton, a novel by George Payne Rainsford James. 213 A purple flowering plant, now a weed in Australia. 214 A small cabin in a boat. 215 The Black Dwarf is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. 216 A novel by Sir Walter Scott.

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