Charles Buller, the pet of the House of Commons, secretary
to Lord Durham in Canada, and one of a Whig clique, himself
a charming person—The parsonage of Rickards on the whole the
best literary centre—Hospitality of Riddlesworth Hall—Lord
Sandwich there; anecdote of his father-in-law, the Marquis
of Anglesey—Colonel Keppel, the late Earl of Albemarle; his
charm of manner—One misses the society of one’s own class in
high circles, but there are many compensations—The decline of
influence in men of rank as well as of position—Mrs. Thornhill,
a daughter of Mrs. Waddington, and sister of Moncton Milnes—Our
parishes, with their resident squires, like happy republics—The
Newtons of Elvedon and Duleep Singh—The Duke of Grafton and
Euston Hall—Mr. Angerstein; his family and their princely home
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