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Saturday. June 28. –

My dear Henry

My Brother ¹ told me that he had read your speech in the Times ², & that it was given nearly in the same words as in the Morning Post, ³ which I saw in Q Anne S^t . ⁴ I felt displeased that it was so much curtailed, and particularly angry at their omitting your name altogether. – But I console myself with thinking that you will presently make another speech on some very important subject, & then they will be obliged to find out & to proclaim your name. –

I see the 3^d reading of the Poor Laws ⁵ stands for Tuesday. – I suppose you will certainly come back for that. – I have been informing my maid this morning about the affair of Moreno ⁶ which I was asking you about judging from what Lord Palmerston ⁷ said, there seems to be but little hope of punishing him as he deserves; but could he not be expelled the kingdom? –

I met Charlton Frampton ⁸ at dinner yesterday. – He is come up from Lowes expressly for today’s performance at Westminster Abbey & goes away I believe immediately afterwards. – He was very merry; & it was pleasing & refreshing to join in several hearty laughs which his conversation elicited. –

There are several uninteresting looking letters for you, which as they did not come by the Post I conclude you will not wish to have forwarded. I except the one enclosed with this, because I espied the name of Herschel. ⁹ – There is besides a letter for M^r Feilding, ¹⁰ which James says, is from the Zoological society. –

Something wonderful has happened to our Instantaneous light ¹¹ which has made it useless. – all the matches have turned black & look as if they had been smoked. – I fancy the acid must have escaped, because the glass bottle in the centre of the matches is quite loose. – I am surprised the whole thing did not explode & set fire to the house. – but now I fancy there is no longer any danger; though, (not exactly understanding the nature of what had [illegible deletion] happened) to it, I abstained from examining into it very closely. – & contented myself with screwing it up tight & placing it on the chimney, where it cannot easily do any mischief. –

I am sorry the weather is not so pleasant as usual just as you have arrived at Lacock. – it is a great pity! but I forgot you enjoy rather a cold air.

Y^r affec^te
Constance.–