(28) English banker in Paris.

(29) A club at White’s Coffee House in St. James’s Street was formed in 1730.  About 1745 so many gentlemen were waiting for admission to its membership, that a second club, known as The Young Club at White’s, was established.  It had the same rules and was in the same house as the Old Club, the members of which were usually selected from the younger society.  In 1781 the Old and Young Club:  were united, and have since been known as White’s Club.

[1768,] Jan. 12, Tuesday morning.—­I went to White’s to enquire after your ticket, and found The Button with a letter in his hand, which he desired me to direct to you.  It was only to tell you that your ticket was a blank:  it came up the 2nd instant.

Mr. Walpole’s book(30) will not be out this month; I will send it by the first opportunity I can find.  Pray let me know if you have received Hume’s Hist[ory],(31) that Lord Pembroke(32) was to carry for you to Sir J. Lamb[er]t.  The apology for Lord B., that is, Lord Baltimore,(33) I sent for, but it contained nothing to the purpose, and it was a title formed to draw people in.

I dined at Crawfurd’s on Saturday; there were Robinson, Sackville, and R[ichar]d Fitzpatrick,(34) who a la suite d’une heure, has been attacked with the rheumatism, and looks wretchedly, and quite decrepid.  I went afterwards and sat an hour with poor Lady Bol[ingbroke]; she was very easy and cheerful, et avec une insensibilite qui m’en donneroit pour elle; but that cannot be.  She told me she had a favour to ask of me, which was, that I would use my endeavours that she might see her children.  Bully is at present out of town, but to be sure, I shall have no difficulty in that negotiation.  I have supped at Lady S. several times, and last night went home with her and Miss B. from the play.  Je profite de certains momens pour vous rappeller a son souvenir, if that was necessary; they are to dine here, but have not fixed the day.  Little Harry and his French friend are at Mrs. Blake’s in the country.  Sir C. will make him write to you when he returns.  Lady Hertford(35) is actually (as Lady S. told me last night) Lady of the B[edchamber].

I expect Sir W. Musgrave to call upon me at three to take measures about the courier, and Hemmins has promised to bring me the Badge at two.  I shall then have more to say upon those points.  Parker(36) gave us a great dinner, but the company was not numerous.  I dine to-morrow at Lord Harrington’s,(37) and, I am told, with the new Ministers.(38) I had a little supper at Lady Harrington’s(39) on Sunday, en famille; Lord and Lady Barrymore(40) were there.  She goes on with her pregnancy.

I found Beauc. sitting with his future,(41) en habit de gala; he soon went away to the Opera, so I had a tete a tete.  Mr. Radclif(42) is still talked of for Lady F., but I have not asked Sir Will[ia]m Mus[grave] if it is true.  He is very well spoke of, et le nom est assez beau.