Sunday, September 20, 1835

1835

September

Sunday 20

7 1/2

12 10/..

[Marginal note] Man taken cutting hollies

Ann returned yesterday – No kiss.  She had still a napkin on, having had her cousin since last Monday.

Fine morning tho’ rain in the night and recently – F 58° at 8 1/4, at which hour, breakfast – Ann off on her pony to the school at 8 3/4 – Came to my study at 9 10/.. – then 1/4 hour skimming over last night’s paper.

About 10, John Booth brought a boy he had taken trespassing, son to a tailor, Wilkinson, of Haley hill – The lad begged hard – had not been in mischief – and I left it to John to excuse him or not, and John let him go –

At 11 50/.., Charles Howarth brought in a man he had taken cutting hollies for whip stocks in the Allan car – The man had threatened to beat Charles – so sent George off immediately for Brierley the constable – Brierley not at home but a Mr. Thompson arrived at 12 20/.. came instead of him and said he could manage equally well – I explained the matter to him – said I wished the utmost rigour of the law to be enforced and left the matter in his hands – He would keep the man in confinement till 9 a.m. tomorrow when the man and Charles, as evidence, must appear before the magistrates –

Ann got back at 11 – With one interruption or other I had not made much progress with my letters – but excused myself to my aunt – Ann read prayers and by 1 1/2 I had written 3 pages and under the seal of 1/2 sheet to Lady Stuart dated yesterday and 3 pages of 1/2 sheet dated today to Lady Stuart de Rothesay –and 1 1/2 pages of 1/2 sheet dated today to Charlotte Canning –

Kind letter of congratulations to Lady Stuart.  Should have written to inquire after herself 2 or 3 weeks ago, but returned home by Leamington and Buxton and staid a little while at each, and was only just beginning to feel comfortably resettled at home.  Had looked at 2 or 3 houses at Leamington, thinking the place might suit us (Ann and me) if circumstances made us wish to be away 2 or 3 months in the winter (alluding as Lady Stuart would understand? to my aunt’s death) – but said I liked Hastings better – Said if I was occasionally long in getting my letters, I always did get them at last – When from home merely for a few days, did not always desire my letters to be forwarded – for fear of accident or to get rid of business pother –

Kind letter of congratulations also to Lady S. de R- – no mention of Leamington or Hastings – Lady Stuart had no idea of the possibility of them going to the continent – I did not think they would get as far as Italy – Should not be sorry if they did not, for ‘I should like to see the Apennines with the same party with which I saw the Pyrenees, or, at least, with such of the party as may remain disposable – How many there may be, we need not calculate just now – but the thought will steal in upon me, that ere another 12 month is over, I may have another occasion of congratulation like the present’ –

Well satisfied with my 1 1/2 page of congratulations to Charlotte –

2 p.m. when Ann and I drove off to the school – about 1/2 hour there, then to church – The Sutherlands came. Mr. Wilkinson did all the duty – preached 16 minutes from Luke iii 42, latter part of – 1/2 asleep 1/2 the time – Very civil to the Sutherlands and would have little Sackville to go back with us, which he did –

At Cliff hill – Ann had a tête-à-tête 1st with her sister, then with Captain Sutherland – then came to us all, and we sat till after 6 – I had talked 19 knots an hour – Very civil to the S-’s and particularly to little Sackville, so was Ann – The S-s seem in much better sorts today than on Thursday; and all will be soon and amicably settled –

Ann and I to be off to York tomorrow and back on Tuesday or Wednesday –

At home at 6 1/2 – Dinner at 6 40/.. – Coffee – 20 minutes to 1/2 hour with my father and Marian – Then sat talking in the north parlour – 1/2 hour with my aunt till 10 – poorly tonight – George took tonight under cover to ‘Lord Stuart de Rothesay. Carlton house Terrace, London’ my letter to ‘the honorable Lady Stuart, Whitehall’ and my letter to ‘the Lady Stuart de Rothesay’ and ditto to ‘the honorable Mrs. Canning’ and George brought back letter of thanks for mine of the 15th and the enclosure from Mr. Patience at Lady de Grey’s School near Boroughbridge –

Wrote all the above of today till 10 3/4 – Fine day till heavy shower and 1 peal of thunder and lightning between 12 and 1 – Afterwards, a few light showers –

Wrote all the above of today till 10 40/.., at which hour, F 59° and highish wind –

Then till 11 1/2 writing note to Messers Parker and Adam dated tonight (to go tomorrow) about the holly-cutter taken this morning – Mr. Parker or Mr. Adam to go to the magistrates office at nine a.m. tomorrow to see that all is done right – Anxious to make an example of the man –

And wrote letter to Rundell and Bridge dated Saturday – to go tomorrow, acknowledging the receipt of the 2 watches, Ann’s and mine, and giving order on Hammersleys for the amount (£2.19.8) of the 2 bills –

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/18/0100