Thursday, October 3, 1833

1833

October

Thursday 3

7 10/..

2

Very fine morning. F 60 1/2° at 7 1/4 and 61° at 8 1/4 a.m.

At German till 9 1/2 – then read the Hamburg Reporter and breakfast till 10 35/.. –

Sir William Rae the new M.P. for Bute in the place of Captain Charles Stuart, nephew of Lord S. de R- [Stuart de Rothesay] – Lady Rae (Sir W.R-’s William Rae wife) has £660 per annum from government on account of her husband’s giving up something (the deputy Lord Advocacy?) of Scotland –

The Emperor of Austria to be again Emperor of Germany and Protector of Italy and these 2 titles to be forever alternate in the royal houses of Austria and Prussia – but Austria now to have the 1st turn – the diet to be given up and the Imperial council  instead of it – Without knowing anything about all this, I said to Miss Ferrall in our journey, the diet (a republic of or over monarchs) could never go on long –

At German – Monsieur Christiani from 11 40/.. to 1 20/.. 8th Lesson – Afterwards wrote out translations done with him and turned the English he gave me into German and had a little nap (the sun so hot) till 2 3/4 –

Out at 3 – to Countess Blucher’s.  Only Miss F- [Ferrall] at home – took her out walk[ing] on the Long Line for 3/4 hour then left her at home.  Sat about 3/4 hour with Lady Harriet and home at  5 1/2 –

Dinner at 6 – Lord Kerry and Mr. Colville arrived here at 12 this morning from Stockholm, and went immediately to Mr. Browne’s, from where they were to go on board the steamer at 6 this evening – So the de Hagemanns’ troubles about them are over –

Lady Hariett advises against my going to court here – Said perhaps this might not be the last winter I might be here  She is as strongly as she can against my going to court.  Says the less I ask of the Brownes the better. The fact is, she and Mr. de H are evidently not well with, nor does like court either –

Dressed – Had a remise, and at 8 off to Countess Blucher, having 1st written a little note to Lady Harriet to say that the 2 gentlemen were arrived, dining at Mr. Browne’s and went from there – and that I was going this evening to Countess Blucher to hear what she said about going to the revue on Saturday –

Nobody but them except the Danish major . . . . ., who staid perhaps 1/2 hour – To dine with Comtesse Blucher at 3 on Saturday, and go to the revue and drink tea with her afterwards – Miss Ferrall very odd, in tears the latter part of the evening, impossible to guess why and talked as she used to do to me about indifference to life etc.  She must be a little cracky? –

Home at 10 1/4 – kind note from Lady Harriet to say she had had a note from Mr. Colville to say sorry he could not have the pleasure of seeing her – Would take anything for her to England but she had nothing ready – Asks me to dine on Saturday after the revue – and asks to have my letters to Lady Stuart and Vere tomorrow –

Sat up writing 3 1/2 pages (latterly small and close) of large 1/2 sheet to Lady V- [Vere] – Till one and a quarter  

Very fine day – F 64° at 1 1/2 tonight.


WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/16/0118

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