Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., Vol. 2 of 2
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Excerpt from Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., Vol. 2 of 2: From 1831 to 1847, Comprising Reminiscences of Social and Political Life in London and Paris During That Period Tuesday, January 3rd. - There was a grand reception at Court for the new year. My daughter was presented by Mrs. Damer. The Royal Family looked careworn, but were very gracious to their visitors. When the King came up to Mrs. Damer, she expressed her happiness at seeing him look so well, notwithstanding the late shock which he must have received. His reply was very curious: "Yes, notwithstanding! but it is useless." What a wretched existence has he created for himself. One of the aides-de-camp also said to Mrs. Damer, "You see what we are come to; people are stationed in the ante-room to watch every visitor lest it should prove to be an assassin." The Duke of Montrose has terminated a long life last week, aged eighty-two. Poor Lord Westmoreland is fast declining, and two Garters will then be vacant. Wednesday, 4th. - M. Dupin´s speech to the King, as President of the Chamber, is much talked of; it was a caustic Philippic, taunting him with want of faith to his oaths, under the semblance of telling him what the nation expected of their King. The reply was adroit, without seeming to notice the allusion. Tuesday, 10th. - English are studying the art of making sugar from beet-root at Valenciennes; and, notwithstanding our numerous colonies, we are not to be left behind in this new production, which is daily becoming more extensive and important as an article of commerce in Europe. We were the first to ridicule this experiment of Napoleon, when in its infancy, and Talleyrand treated it with sovereign contempt. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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