Friday, July 20, 1821

1821

July

Friday 20

4 1/2

2 1/2

Awakened about 4 by the most violent beating of hail I ever remember to have heard in my life, accompanied with a little thunder and repeated flashes of vivid lightning –

Nearly fair as I walked to Halifax; the mail did not set off till 8 or 10 minutes before 7, that I had to wait 1/2 hour.  Went as far as Sowerby Bridge inside.  Then, it being fair, went the rest of the way on the box, and stopt at the Bridgewater’s Arms, Manchester, at 10 1/2 –

Ordered breakfast.  Read the whole of the Manchester Mercury of the 17th of this month, fell asleep and thus got the time on till 2 3/4, when I set off for Newcastle from the Talbot Inn in the Cobourg four coach, and after passing through Stockport, and changing horses at Bullock Smithy, Macclesfield, and Congleton, reached Newcastle (37 miles) at 7 1/2 –

Got inside soon after leaving Manchester, and staid inside the rest of the way in consequence of the rain – One or 2 peals of thunder – 2 Scotch men, one of them from Manchester, and a good sort of man from Macclesfield my companions.  The elder Scotsman from Manchester a unitarian, a republican, against all established churches and an admirer of Volney – He argued on these subjects almost the whole way from Macclesfield to Newcastle –

Steph met me coming from the inn, very glad to see me, ditto Harriet, who has kissed me three times, at meeting, on coming up stairs, and before going to the coronation ball.  Two ladies and a gent here when I came.  I think they are all but vulgarish set, at least Harriet taken a vulgarish girl with her –

Note from Mariana to say she cannot come till Sunday. Mr. Charles Lawton in bed with a slight attack of bilious fever.  π [Mariana] nervous about seeing me, and wishes our meeting over –

Came upstairs, after looking over the books in the drawing room,1/2 hour after they went at 9 1/2 – Put by my things, settled my accounts, and wrote this of today – Had to dust out the drawers and shelves of the wardrobe.  They are not used to have people so particular as I am. However, I feel comfortable and settled now, forty minutes past 2.

A great many people afloat at Manchester and Stockport and all the way as we came along, in consequence of the coronation.  Bands of music with flags, etc. parading the streets at Manchester and Stockport –


WYAS Finding Numbers SH:7/ML/E/5/0044 and SH:7/ML/E/5/0045


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