Horribly windy night. little sleep. Came to town by 1. ― Sarah was not in the R. Charter. Calls on Beadons Foords ― &c. &c. James Uwins is at 16 Seymour St.! Dined at the Beadons. ― poor W.B. seems really ill! ― Sang. Came to Hansens. ― J.U. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton […]
Left the kind H. Hunts at 11.15 ― & to Brighton. The T. Potters very kind. Bitterly cold day: throat bad. ―― Walked with T.P. who told me a great deal about the G. Scrivens ― & Sir S. ― ― called on R. Nevill. Dinner ― John & Mrs. J. Crake, & Miss [Jeune]. […]
How blackly drearily cold!! ― Wrote to Ann, & Hansen: ordering a bed for Tuesday at the framer’s ― & telling Ann ― poor dear, ― about the R. Charter. Walk in the Garden with B.H.H. ― & wrote while they were at church ―: ah! How Cold! ― Lunch: & thence pouring rain all […]
Rose at 7. ― packed till 11. ―― Letter from Ann, enclosing poor Mary’s ― a most sad one. Sarah seems to have left towards the end of July, & may have really been in the vessel! ― Left cards P.P.C. & came to Rail at 12. Mrs. Henry Bruce was there. ― & G. […]
XX14 Alas! Very stormy ― but not cold. Packed. V. Crake called & lent me 10£ Letters from T. Potter & Mr. Edwards. Wrote to T. Potter Dickenson Hansen. Cooper. Ann & W. Newsom. Read accounts of the loss of the Royal Charter off Beaumaris. It is possible that Sarah may have been in this […]
Dreary cold ―: little wind, or frost, but yet cold. Wrote to Mrs. Empson Wrote out Petra Journals. ― Papers, about Italy ― not pleasant. ― Packed ― casually & slowly. At 4½ ― Sir Woodbine & Lady Parish came ―: Sir W.P. was the Commissioner at Parga!! ― He is the last of a […]
Fine early ― but the damages from the sea yesterday ― very great. ― The Milkman’s cottage surrounded & all his pigs & poultry [found]. ― Railway broken down between here & Bexhill ― water ― water, everywhere. A greater tide & more devastation was expected ― but the wind ― (S.E.) changed to S.W. […]
X13 Miserable work. A most frightful day of tempest & torrents ― never ceasing till 5 ― when I went to the post with letters ― hardly able to stand for wind. Wrote to Mrs. H. Hunt Mr. Edwards Mr. Langton A. Heywood H. Holland, Mr. & Mrs. W. Scrivens called ― & Mr. Acramen. […]
A horrid day in all ways. Too cold ― & too windy in the room to work. Mrs. G.S. & Mr. Whitmore came: Mr. W. wanted to buy Heywood’s Campagna. ― X12 ―> slept ― & was wretched. At 5 walked a little & posted letter to B. Hunt. Came home & dined alone ― […]
Frightfully cold. Letters from T. Potter, Mrs. W. Scrivens. ― Pouring rain ― & leaden sky. ― Wrote Judaea journals ― I wonder if they will ever be published? At 2 ― lo! a most frightful & appalling spectacle ― a heavy fall of snow!! ― So I ordered a fire ― for it was […]
