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 422 NOTES AND QUERIES. [<*& *** mi her age ; and C. does not mind her being so young, as she is so willing and apt to learn. O. says the kitchen never was so comfortable as now. [COPY.] II. Ambleside, September 6/74. Dear Caroline, I have had such a good breakfast, the last two mornings that I have wanted to thank you for the treat. I will do it now, ever so briefly, rather than wait, for I really am gratified by your kind remembrance of my liking for this particular breakfast (or supper !) You can easily under- stand how impossible it is for me to write much just now, when Mr. Frank is here for 2 days, and our dear J. for a limited time and tourist friends calling, and strangers peeping about, while I lose strength from week to week. I am obliged to decline seeing any but old and familiar friends, but the mere movement of so many people about one, and the letters and mes- sages are overpowering to my small strength. And the great difficulty still is the amount of writing that has to be done. I think your interview with Dr. Blake is very encouraging, according to the account I have ! of it from Miss Jane. If the two lumps wd follow the way of the departed ones, we might hope that you may entirely recover your health, if the cough is really quite gone. While those lumps remain, we cannot but feel the necessity for still further patience. But in all other respects you seem to have made great progress since your last change of air and scene ; and we shall re- joice if it continues. Mrs. Wedgwood hopes to give me a few days ("a very few ") about the end of this month, We hardly hoped for another meeting ; but we shall try for it. We are all growing old, we feel, and three of us four elders are invalids ; so we don't look forward much, or make rash promises ; but if she and I may be together once more, we i shall be thankful. My cousin Constance, is with j me now, so good and kind to J. and me ! On the whole, I am relieved, and surprised at JVs looks, though I knew how strong she is. She is cheerful and calm and altogether appearing less ill than I was prepared to see her. With kind regards to your sister and family, and love to Carrie, I am, dear Car, Your affecte old friend (Sgd.) H-. MARTINJ3AU. [copy.] III. Highfield Road, Edgbaston. June 29tb /76. Dear Mrs. Jones, I feel that I must send a few words to you, as I know you have taken deep interest for many years past in all that concerns my Aunt's house- j hold at Ambleside. The news will soon reach you by the newspapers that my dear Aunt too has i passed from amongst us : she breathed her last j on Tuesday evening about eight oclock. She -has j been declining in strength for some months, ! and latterly more rapidly so we were all pre- pared she herself longing for the " rest - after her life's work was done. My sister was with her, and her sister Mrs. Higginson, and Marianne has taken Caroline's place to the best of her ability. Poor dear Caroline has been spared this watching and sorrow, it seems very soon after her removal. My sister will always feel very thankful that she was sufficiently re- stored in health to spend the last twelve months with my Aunt in her beautiful home. I hope you are pretty well. I am yours very truly, (Sgd.) SUSAN MABTINEAU. HERBERT SOUTHAM. TRIAL BY COURT-MARTIAL OF A DUELLIST. NEWFOUNDLAND, 1826. (See ante, pp. 381, 402.) MATTHEW HENRY WILLOCK, sworn : Witness had a party at his quarters on the evening of the 26th March last, consisting of the prisoners at the bar, the deceased Mr. 'Philpot, Mr. Stanley, the brother of the witness, and all his brother- officers of the corps, except the Colonel, Lieut. Wieburgh, and Mr. Clark. Captain Budkin, Captain Morice, Mr. Philpot, Mr. Stanley, and witness's brother remained after the rest had retired. When the party had been so reduced, Mr. Philpot said that as he had not taken a glass of grog during the evening, he would stay and do so. Cards were then proposed. Mr. Philpot, Captain Rudkin, and witness played, during which Mr. Stanley said, " Come, boys, let us go home ; we are only keeping Willock up, and annoying him." Deceased said, " There is the door- be off don't be disturbing us." Mr. Stanley replied, " I can go if I please, Sir, without consulting you." Mr. Philpot retorted, " Don't ' Sir ' me ; if you do I'll pull your nose, and kick you out at the door " at the same moment rising from his chair. Witness seized him by the arm, and said he would not allow such language or conduct in his quarters. Captain Rudkin then addressed himself to Mr. Philpot, and said such cor duct was highly improper, and both uncalled and unlocked for on the part of Mr. Stanley, as he had done nothing to subject himself to such a remark. Mr. Stanley then left the room, after which Mr. Morice observed to deceased that he had behaved excessively ill to Mr. Stanley, and that he ought to have apologized to him imme- diately. Deceased replied, " The nincompoop ! I'd rather have a shot at him than not." Mr. Morice then retired, and there only remained Captain Rudkin, deceased, and witness. Witness then remonstrated with deceased upon his in- temperate conduct upon this and other occasions. Upon Mr. Morice going away, Captain Rudkin dealt the cards for the game of Lancelot. The first card was for company ; the second for self ; and the third for the "dealer. The card for company was a five, that for self a six, and the card next turned was also a six, which gave Captain Rudkin the pool. This Phjpot disputed, declaring that as it was a nick, or tie, the company