him Lord Wharton is too busy to mind any of his affairs; but I will get what
good offices I can from Mr. Addison, and will write to-day to Mr. Pratt; and
bid Joe not to be discouraged, for I am confident he will get the money under
any Government; but he must have patience.

19. I have been scribbling this morning, and I believe shall hardly fill this
side to-day, but send it as it is; and it is good enough for naughty girls
that won't write to a body, and to a good boy like Presto. I thought to have
sent this to-night, but was kept by company, and could not; and, to say the
truth, I had a little mind to expect one post more for a letter from MD.
Yesterday at noon died the Earl of Anglesea,[35] the great support of the
Tories; so that employment of Vice-Treasurer of Ireland is again vacant. We
were to have been great friends, and I could hardly have a loss that could
grieve me more. The Bishop of Durham[36] died the same day. The Duke of
Ormond's daughter[37] was to visit me to-day at a third place by way of
advance,[38] and I am to return it to-morrow. I have had a letter from Lady
Berkeley, begging me for charity to come to Berkeley Castle, for company to my
lord,[39] who has been ill of a dropsy; but I cannot go, and must send my
excuse to-morrow. I am told that in a few hours there will be more removals.

20. To-day I returned my visits to the Duke's daughters;[40] the insolent
drabs came up to my very mouth to salute me. Then I heard the report
confirmed of removals; my Lord President Somers; the Duke of Devonshire, Lord
Steward; and Mr. Boyle,[41] Secretary of State, are all turned out to-day. I
never remember such bold steps taken by a Court: I am almost shocked at it,
though I did not care if they were all hanged. We are astonished why the
Parliament is not yet dissolved, and why they keep a matter of that importance
to the last. We shall have a strange winter here, between the struggles of a
cunning provoked discarded party, and the triumphs of one in power; of both
which I shall be an indifferent spectator, and return very peaceably to