Diary And Letters Of Madame D'Arblay - Vol VII: 1793-1812

DIARY AND LETTERS MADAME D'ARBLAY - IN SEVEN VOLUMES. VOL. VI. 1793-1812 - 1854. - PART I. 1793. - Charlotte Smith and her son-Mrs. Crewes exertions in favour of the exiled French clergy seconded by Mr. Windham-M. dYArblay an amateur gardener-Terrible state of France-N. d YArblayd esires to go to Toulon-Offers his services to Mr. Pitt-The French Cleray-State of Toulon-Hannah More-Subscription for the French clergy-Death of the Queen, of France-M. dArblays offer of service declined-Thoughts on marriage-The Royal Family felicitate Madame d7Arblay on her nuptia ls-Madame dArblay gives birth to a son-Letter from Zhe Comte de Narbonne-Talleyrand commanded to quit England-Fox and Canning-Talleyrand takesleave of Madame dArblay - La Fayette - Gardening at Bookham - Mrs. Thrale-News from the Continent-Visitlfrom Mr. Hoole-Work for the sabre-Death of Edmund Burkes son-M. de Lally Tolendal-Poems by M. dArblay-Madame dArblayYs tragedy-Cumberland-Acquittal of Warren Hastings-Lord and Lady Spencer-Met astasio-Erskine and reform of Parliament - English nuns - Publishing prospects - Prejudice against the word novel-Invitation to the Comte de Nar bonne. , Dr. Burney to Madame dAr6Eay. September 12th, 1793. DEAR F ANPUY, th --is s eason of leisure 1 am as fdly occupied as ever your friend ilfr.. DeZ i2e was. So many people to attend, so many complaints to hear, and so many grievances to redress, that it has been impossible for me to write to you sooner. I have been out of town but one single day, I believe, since you were here-that was spent at Richmond with my sisters. But every day produces business for other people, which occupies me as much as ever I found myself in days of hurry about tny own affairs. I have had a negotiation and correspondence to carry on for and with Charlotte Smith of which I believe I told you the beginning, and I do not see the end myself. Her second son had hls foot shot off before-Dunkirk, and has undergone a very dangerous amputation, which, it is much feared, will be fatal. Mrs. Crewe, having seen at Eastbourne a great number of venerable and amiable French clergy suffering all the evils of banishment and beggarv with silent resignation, has for some time had iu meditaiion a plan for procuring some addition to the small allowance the committee at Freemasons Hall is able tor allow, from the residue of the subscriptions and briefs in their favour. Susan will show you the plan Mr. Windham undertook to lay it while in MS. before the committee, to be sanctioned by their approbation, lest it should be regarded as a rival or hostile scheme to their establishment. I caught him just stepping into his chaise for Norfolk, when I carried him the plan from Mrs. Crewe. He wrote immediately to hlr. Wilmot, the president I believe, or, at least, a leading person in the Committee at the Freema3ons Tavern but left me to find him and to carry on the business. This has Delvilecl me not a little for Mr. Wilmot is at Ly mington, Hants, and all the rest of the Committee out of town so that the whole is transacted in that snails pace with which business is done by letters between persons residi lga t a great distance from each other. Well, but you say that M. dArblay is not only his own architect, but intends being his ornil gardener. I suppose the ground allotted to the garden of your mai sonnette is marked out, and probably will be euclosed and broken up before the foundation of your mansion is laid therefore, to encourage M.. dArblay in the study of horticulture, E have the honour to send...