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 284 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.

October admitted Mr. St. Johns for their president, and the shameful partiahty in the Committee in Athur Moor's business, which by the March Club when it came to be re- ported to the house went against him.*

��[Lady Strafford.]

St. James's Square, April Z, 1712.

.... I wonder Mons. Marshall [Eugene] can talk of his great liveing here, for they had a very indiferent lodging in St. James Street, and the house was keept the nastiest I ever see a house, and used to stink of your favorite dish, onions, ready to kill me ; and she sat in the first room with a cole fire and tallow candles, which I know was made a great jest on. And for her head I leave you to judg how much like mine 'tisv/h^n you see her, for I dress mine exactly the same as when you

went Pearl is very well again which I am very glad

of, for 'tis not to be exprest the rout Lady W made with

it while 'twas sick. She brought it here every day in two little night gownds made fitt for it, and its leggs was put into sieves, that I had a great deal to do to keep myself grave, for her affliction was to great for me to laugh. Lord Biron's Lady is dead, tis said she died of a distemper her Lord gave her. 'Tis said the Duke of Graffton is to marry Lady Bell Benwick. Now they say the Duke of Shrewsbery dos not goe to Ireland, for if there is a peace the Duke of Ormond will goe himself.

��St. James's Square, April 15, 17 12.

.... I'm sure you would be much diverted if you did but see how earnest Lady Wentworth is about getting Sir William Wentworth for sister Betty ; and Lady W call'd

petition by John and EHzabeth Sandes referring to their son-in-law, Arthur Moore, member for Grimsby, was frivolous and vexatious ; but the House negatived their decision.
 * The Committee of Privileges had reported to the House that a

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