(1769,) July 4, Tuesday night.—­I have sent to-day for you 45 bottles of the vin de Grave and six bottles of Neuilly, and the same quantity is ready to be packed up and sent when I have your further commands.  The reason why I did not send the whole at once, was the consideration of the weather, etc.; when this comes safe, the rest shall follow directly, and then according to my cellar-book you will have had in all ten dozen, that is seven dozen and a half now and two dozen and a half before, of that particular wine, and about a dozen of Burgundy.  It goes by sea to Hull.  The Knight cutter, Thomas Savil, master, Hull, at the custom-house quay.  That custom-house quay may mean at London.  However, this is the method prescribed by your porter, for I have been at your house to enquire, as well as my servant.

I have wrote to Frances about the tricote, and will send you an account of it by next post.  I have regulated the papers to-day, for upon enquiry at the house, I found two were sent you from thence, and the three besides from Jolliffe, which you ordered; so I bid Jolliffe look to that.

I was at Vauxhall last night with Lady Harrington, Lady Barrimore, Mrs. Damer,(91) Lady Harriot, March, Frances, and Barker.  Very fine music, and a reckoning of thirty-six shillings; fine doings.  I had rather have heard Walters play upon his hump for nothing.  I dined to-day at James’s with Boothby, Harry St. John, March, and Panton.  To-morrow Lord Digby and I dine at Holland H(ouse), and on Thursday Harry and I dine at Beckford’s with Sir W(illiam) M(usgrave).  Rigby gave a dinner to-day to the Duke and Duchess of Grafton.

(91) Anne, only daughter of General Conway.  She ultimately became possessed of Strawberry Hill.  She devoted herself to sculpture; the heads that ornament the bridge at Henley-on-Thames are her work.

The Newmarket people go the beginning of next week.  I shall then go into Kent, and the beginning of the week after I shall set out for Castle Howard.  I long to see you dans votre beau Chateau.  But where is it that I do not wish to see you?  If anything is published that is not a mere catch-penny, as it is called, I shall send it directly.  I believe the account of the D(uke) of G(rafton) and Nancy is of that sort, but I know no more than the advertisement.

Almack’s is extinct.  I am writing from White’s, which I have long wished was so too.

Bad news from the Colonies.  The P(rince) of Brunswick has another son.  The people are come from the Installation at Cambridge, but I know no more of what has passed there than you see in the papers.  Harry pursues the Bladen, and March will be talked of for Lady Harriot till he does or does not marry her.  I wish it decided one way or other.  I own I have his happiness too much at heart not to be anxious about it, and hate to have it in suspense.

Lord Farnham has distributed four hogshead of some vin de Grave, which he had, among his friends, and they prefer it to that which Wion (?) furnishes us with.  I cannot help that, all things are good and great and small, &c., by comparison.  God bless you, my dear Lord; I will come, as you have given me leave, as soon as my affairs here will possibly permit it.