Your servant, Sir! replied Mr. Selby You’ll one day pay for your complaisance, or my niece is not a woman. But I was ready primed. You have rob-bed me of a jest; anci that, let me tell you, would have been more to me than my breakfast.

After breakfast, Lucy gave us a lesson on the harpsichord. Sir Charles accompanied her finger, at the desire of the company.

Lord and Lady W. excused themselves to break-fast, but came to dinner. We entertained one an — other with reports of what passed yesterday; what people said; how the tenants feast was managed; how the populace behaved at the liouses which were kept open. The churchwardens list was produced of the poor recommended by them: it amounted to upwards of 140, divided into two classes; one of the acknowledged poor, the other of poor house- keepers and labouring people who were ashamed to apply; but to whom the churchwardens knew bounty would be acceptable. There were above thirty of these, to whom Sir Charles gave very handsomely, but we knew not what. The churchwardens, who are known to be good men, went away blessing Jiini. with hearts running over at their lips, as if they themselves were to find their account in hig goodness.

Saturday.

We have had a smart debate this morning, on the natural independency of” our sex and the usurpation of the other. Particulars by-and-by.

My brother is an irresistible man. To-morrow he has carried it to make his appearance at church, against all their first intentions, and that by their own consents. He had considered every-thing: they had not. i\Ir. Beauehamp has letters which require him to go up to town: Lord and Lady W. are desirous to get thither: his lordship having sonic gouty warnings: 1 am obliged to go up; having hated to set about any-thing preparatory to your case, Caroline! [If the wretch were to come in my way just now, I should throw my standish at him, I believe.] “^rhe Earl and Lady (Gertrude are in town; and I am afraid of another re[)rimand The earl never jests but he means the same as if he were serious. I shall take Emily with me, when I go. Mrs. Reeves wants to he with her little boy. Yet all these jK’ople are desirous to credit the ap-pearance. I had like to have forgot your good man He longs to see his Caroline: and hopes to engage my brother to stand in pLr>on as his urchin’s s])onsor. So you see that there; is a necessity to consent to make the appearance tn-niorrow, or tlui bride will lose the flower of her co:;ipany.