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He had nothing to say to the discredit of Lord Lansdowne; but he spoke with some bitterness of the agent, Mr. Townsend Trench, as having protested against Lord Lansdowne's making reductions here while he had himself made the same reductions on the neighbouring estate of Mrs. Adair. "In truth," he said, "Mr. Trench has made all this trouble worse all along.
I know he'll make a splen'id talk, anyhow, cos he always does". After waiting half an hour, I was obliged to leave messages of regret with Aunt Esther and hasten home. I observed in "The Eastern Gazette" of the following week, a notice of Mr. Lansdowne's plea before the jury, in the great case of "The Commonwealth vs Jenkins," in which he was eulogized in the highest terms.
There are Lord Lansdowne's still greater estate of 94,983 acres, and the large property held by Trinity College, both of which have given rise to considerable controversy of late. In many parts of Kerry may be found townlands vying in wretchedness with Coshleen and Champolard, with Derryinver, Cleggan, and Omey Island while others give abundant evidence of improvement and enlightened management.
Under the other system, our Republic might perhaps have become almost as delectable as Venezuela with its hundred and four revolutions in seventy years See Lord Lansdowne's speech, December, 1902. On the day following I dined with the Secretary of State, and found him in his usual pleasant mood.
But, notwithstanding her efforts, her thoughts lingered around the departing gentlemen, and the close of her acquaintance with them. Suddenly she heard Mr. Lansdowne's step approaching the room. Conscious that her heart was at this moment in her eyes, she hastily threw the book upon the table.
At Lord Lansdowne's the first ladies in the kingdom mounted on chairs and tables to catch a glimpse of her. Sir James Mackintosh said: "The whole fashionable and literary world is occupied with Madame de Staël, the most celebrated woman of this, or perhaps of any age." Very rare must be the case where a woman of fine mind does not have many admirers among gentlemen.
I heard yesterday from a friend of Lady Lansdowne's that Miss Kitty Malone has had the operation performed upon her eye; saw the ring on Alexander's finger, and exclaimed, "How happy you must be, sir, who can give sight to the blind!" To MISS LUCY EDGEWORTH. MISS BAILLIE'S, HAMPSTEAD, Jan. 12, 1822.
And thus was concluded, seemingly with universal consent, the inauspicious marriage with Catharine, a princess of virtue, but who was never able, either by the graces of her person or humor, to make herself agreeable to the king. * Lord Lansdowne's Defence of General Monk. Temple vol. ii p. 154 The festivity of these espousals was clouded by the trial and execution of criminals.
The Act had become law on the 26th of February, nearly three months before; besides which, the Government were, or said they were, organizing beforehand the machinery by which it was to be carried out, and it was specially intended to take the place of the relief works, all of which had ceased on the 1st of May, so that Lord Lansdowne's reply was a very cool one under the circumstances.
Would you have forgiven him for building the mills, on Lord Lansdowne's account? I I wish I was related to a marquis," which was very bold indeed. "May I ask," said her ladyship, in her most monumental manner, "when you became Mr. Burmistone's champion?" When she had become Mr. Burmistone's champion, indeed!
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