Michael D.Heath-Caldwell M.Arch.

Michael Heath-Caldwell M.Arch
Brisbane, Queensland
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1874 - 1875 - 1876

Eliza Louisa Marsh-Caldwell – known as Louisa – aged 56/57 of Linley Wood
Georgina Marsh-Caldwell – Gies – aged 54/55 of Linley Wood
Rosamond Marsh-Caldwell – Posy – aged 51/52 of Linley Wood

Admiral Sir Leopold Heath – aged 59/60.
Lady Mary Heath – (ne Mary Emma Marsh) – aged 48/49

Arthur Heath -
Marion Heath – May – aged 18/17
Frederick Heath – (Gen. F.C. Heath-Caldwell) aged 16/17
Cuthbert Eden Heath - aged 15/16
Ada Randolph Heath - aged 14/15
Herbert Leopold Heath - aged 13/14
Gerard Moore Heath - aged 11/12

Diary of Lady Mary Heath

Friday 1 January 1875 - New Year's Day.
Leo went to London - we told ghost stories - and skated in the morning. Marion and Arthur returned from Foxwarren - very cold indeed.

Eastern Daily Press

Friday 1 January 187

Top of article lost

Dr Beke (the traveller), Mr Montagne (the poet), and Mrs Marsh-Caldwell the novelist are all taken from us. - - - In Art the most serious loss to England is Mr Foley, the sculptor, aind in Germany, Kaulbach, the painter.

Staffordshire Advertiser

Saturday 2 January 1875

Mrs Anne Marsh-Caldwell - Deceased.

Pursuant to the Act of Parliament 22 and 23 Vic. cap 35. entitled "An Act to further amend the Law of Property and to relieve Trustees," all Creditors and other Persons having any Claim against the Estate of Mrs Anne Marsh-Caldwell formerly of Eastbury, in the county of Hertford, afterwards of Deacons, in the county of Surrey, but late of Linley Wood, in the county of Stafford, and of Lowndes St, in the county of Middlesex, Widow, deceased (heretofore Anne Marsh, Widow), who died on the 5th day of October, 1874 are requested to send in their claims to her Executrixes at the Offices of Messrs Wynne and Son, Solicitors, 46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, on or before the 6th day of February 1875, or in default thereof the Executrixes will distribute the assets of the said Anne Marsh-Caldwell amongst the parties entitled thereto, and will not be liable for any part of such assets to any person of whose claim the Executrices shall not then have had notice. Dated this 28th day of December 1874.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath continues . . .

Saturday 2 January 1875
Leo at home - walked about a little.

Sunday 3 January 1875
Went to church - slipping and sliding. Mrs.Hawkins lunched with us.

Monday 4 January 1875
Leo, I Bertie, and Herbert went to London - we to Wilton Street - boys to Zoo and

Mrs.(Kilyre?) and Cook. Snow gone.
Tusday 5 January 1875
Leo at home - very sloppy but mild - Leo farming. I out walking in the garen, rehearsal

of play in the evening.

Wednesday 6 January 1875
Leo to London again. Mrs.Wedgwood and BB called

Thursday 7 January 1875
Leo to London - Ada and I drove out to call on Mrs.Evelyn.

Friday 8 January 1875
Walked with Leo - and Mr.Corbett came and went out with us to the Dorking ball - May looked very well,

Saturday 9 January 1875
All sleepy - Bertha Broadwood called - young men - shooting all day.

Saturday 9 January 1875
Surrey Advertiser

Petty Sessions. - Saturday
Before Lee Steere Esq., M.P., (chairman), Admiral Sir Leopold Heath, Sir Trevor Lawrence, Lieut.-Col. Calvert, Gordon Clark and Arthur Powell Esqrs.

Leave was given the Mr York, Star Inn, Mr Cook, White Horse, and Mr Bovay, Red Lion, to keep their houses open beyond the usual hours on Friday the 8th inst. on account of the county ball.

William King, was charged with being drunk and using abusive language - Supt. Lambert deposed that he was in South St on Sunday evening and heard the defendant making a great disturbance, when he came near to him he used very abusive language, and on reaching Barrington House he fell down in the road. - - -

James Davey, labourer, Holmwood, was charged with trespassing in pursuit of game on land belonging to His Grace the Duke of Norfolk - James Lucas, keeper to Mr Farnell Watson, who rents the shooting over the land in question, deposed that he was in the Redlands on the 8th Dec., about 6 o'clock in the afternoon. - - -

Diary of Lady Mary Heath continues . . .

Sunday 10 January 1875
All to church - Leo, I and little Gerard to Kitlands - the rest a walk to Leith Hill, hymns in the evening.

Monday 11 January 1875
Mr.Broadwood came to shoot - and all went out with the Beagles. A telegram arrived! Fred passed in Woolwich 18th first try, hurrah!! Immense excitement. May insisted on going out with Telegram and we found the men and Fred - and a volley was fired - and great rejoicings - Mr.Corbett left after luncheon - And Leo, Arthur and May went to dine at Lyne - Leo poorly.

Tuesday 12 January 1875
We walked out a little and then went to the Dobson's ball - Georgey arrived on a visit - busy rehearsing too. - A pleasant ball at the Dobson's.

Wednesday 13 January 1875
Leo to London - continual rehearsing and arrangements for the play. Georgina very kind and I very cross.

Tuesday 12 January 1875
Epsom Journal

Dorking
The County Ball - The ball of Friday evening last may be ranked among the most brilliant and successful that has even taken place in this town, both as regards the company and the general arrangements.

On no similar occasion do we remember the grand room at the Public Hall or the old Assembly-room at the Red Lion to have presented a more ornate and tasteful appearance. The skill of the decorator must certainly have been taxed to the utmost to convert the vast apartments in which the reunion was held - with its bare walls and entire absence of embellishment - into the magnificent salle de danse the company beheld on entering the aspect of which evoked expressions of admiration mingled with surprise from all present. - - -

To begin with the walls of the ball-room were hung with crimson cloth, pannelled out with a rich gilt moulding and ornamented with flags and sheilds. The windows were draped with curtains of cashmere, repp, and lace, giving an air of elegance and comfort to the spacious room. At either end was a carpeted platform - one for the orchestra and the other for the company, over which there were six arches covered with crimson cloth. (long article)

We append a list of some of the company (193) present, for which we are indebted to the courtesy of Mr.R.J.Clark, Library, High St, upon whom the sale of tickets and other incidental matters devolved: Col., Mrs. and Miss Evelyn, Mr.and Mrs.Gordeon Clark and party, Lady Moon and party, Mr.and Mrs George Arthur Fuller and party, the Misses Brodie, Mrs.Henderson and party, Colonel and Mrs.Shute and party, Mr.Wynne and party, Mr.and Mrs. Dobson and party, Mr. and Mrs.Farnell-Watson and party, - - Mr.Kerrich and party, Mr.Corbett and party, Lieut.Col. and Mrs.Calvert, Hon.Mrs.Mowbray, Sir Leopold, Lady Heath and party, - - -

Wednesday 13 January 1875
London Evening Standard
Mr George Smith's "Assyrian Discoveries."
A little late in the London literary season, but still in good time to secure a warm and hearty welcome, appears Mr George Smith's new and important book on his "Assyrian Discoveries." It has just been published on both sides of the Atlantic, and can hardly fail to sustain and deepen the interest already so widely felt in the results of cuneiform research. - - -

This curious cipher, legends in which were found by Mr Layard inscribed on seals taken by him from the Palace of Sennacherib at Nineveh, and of which there is a scantling of other specimens known chiefly at Hamath on the Orontes, still awaits its Champollion. For although Mr Dunbar Heath had pointed out in some of the older texts of this kind some plausible resemblance to the scutcheons of the great Pharoah Thothmes III, and one or two others who are know to have conquered the region about the Orontes, where this style of writing seems to have been anciently indigenous, yet his is far too good an Egyptologist to confound the strange context of human and other animal figures, hands in pairs, boots, heads, fishes, trees &c., with any of the hieroglyphical scripts current in the Nile valley.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath continues. . .

Thursday 14 January 1875
Final preparations - Leo to London. Dressing the actors - rehearsals - arrangements of scenes &c &c. Company arrived at 8. Mr.Mortimer 2,Wedgwoods 3, Hawkins 1, Lady Blandford and the little daughter Lady Frances Churchill - 5 Broadwoods - we think it all went off very well.

Friday 15 January 1875
Leo to London - with me - Arthur, Fred, Bert and Aunt Georgina. Leo and I to Maple's about the carpet and (crettonnes?) - Arthur to Wilton Street and lawyer's dinners - Fred and Bert to a tailor and Wimbledon to pack books, Leo left me and went to the City - and I to Wilton Street, met in the railroad and so home - May, Ada, Miss Chads, Herbert and Gerard to Kerriches. Xmas tree.

Saturday 16 January 1875
All rather tired and late - walked out with Leo in the afternoon - Leo bad cold and cough - Arthur came home late from London, enjoyed Corbett's party.

Sunday 17 January 1875
Leo in bed almost all day - we all went to Church - and walked home with Mrs.Hawkins and Lady Blandford. Rained horridly in the afternoon - so all stayed at home. Wonderful table turning - it ran about the room and tried to get up the door!! (?)

Monday 18 January 1875
Leo in bed - but better. Arthur went to London - for him and for gun. Arthur, Della Chads, May, self and Fred went to a ball at Lday Brodie's, very pleasant. Ada, Bert, Gerard and Herbert to a Christmas Tree and dance at the Calverts - Leo stayed at home and nursed his cold - both parties very pleasant.

Tuesday 19 January 1875
Leo better - we were all sleepy and retired early.
Wednesday 20 January 1875
Leo to London, better - went to London - Della returned to Southsea, May went to train with her. Ada and I drove to Oakdene, saw the house and children - and had an extremely lively pleasant drive with sweet Lady Blandford in her pony chaise, walked home from Moorhurst gate. Leo none the worse for his trip.

Thursday 21 January 1875
Leo to London. Dreadful day, rain and snow.

Friday 22 January 1875
Boys ratting - Leo and I to Oakdene, saw his Lordship and Lady Blandford. Girls drew, May walked down to Oakdene and took a drive with Lady Blandford. Ada and I made a tour of the "Provinces."

Saturday 23 January 1875
Leo to Dorking on magistrates duty. I with him shopping, darling Gerard went back to school - Mdlle. came. 3 boys out "Beagling."

Sunday 24 January 1875
All to church but Leo and me, a horrible day.

Monday 25 January 1875
Leo and I to London to meet the sisters at Mr.Wynne's office to discuss the settlement, and Hall -o-lee Mine on Bank Farm. Went to Wilton Street afterwards and called in Sloane Street to see Louisa, and enquire about poor Evy Eden. Met Leo again at Mitcham.

Tuesday 26 January 1875
Gave up Mrs.Gordon Clarke's ball after much discussion.

Wednesday 27 January 1875
Leo to London, I walked out to meet him and took a longer farm trudge. May drove out with Leila Wickham - X

Thursday 28 January 1875
Leo to London - and I, after lessons with Ada, marked birches with Bax. New book case varnished. I went to Lyne to fetch Arthur, saw girls at Mrs.Broadwood and Rowley. Found Leo returned - which - account with Arthur - fruitless search after Brighton College Certificate. X

Friday 29 January 1875
Leo to London, General meeting of Imperial Credit. Arthur alas! to Cambridge with baggage and dog - fearfully rainy - did various lessons with Fred &c.

Saturday 30 January 1875
Leo, I and Bertie to Dorking shopping and Magistrate duties, dear Herbert went off to Dartmouth for Britannia. Fred went to Broome Hall, Mr.Pennington's to shoot. Leo, I and Bert took a walk round and through Moorhurst gardens.

Saturday 30 January 1875
London Evening Standard

Imperial Credit Company. - The eighth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held yesterday, at the City Terminus Hotel, Mr W.M. McAndrew in the chair.

It appeared from the report and statement of accounts for the half year ended the 31st December, 1874, that the net available balance, including the sum of 378/. 7s. 2d., carried forward from previous half-year, is 14.338/.8s.7d., which admits of the payment of the usual dividend of 4s. 6d per share, or 6 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, on 60,000 shares. The amount required for such dividend is 13,500/. and the directors accordingly recommended that it should be declared payable on and after the 8th proximo. - - -

After briefly commenting on the report, the chairman moved its adoption, and Sir Leopold G. Heath K.C.B., (a director), seconded the motion; whereupon a discussion of some length arose, in which conflicting views were expressed by shareholders as to the policy of the proposal of the directors as the close of their report. Eventually the report was adopted unanimously with the exception of the suggested scheme of rearrangement of capital, which was referred back to the directors for further consideration. - - -

Diary of Lady Mary Heath continues . . .

Sunday 31 January 1875
All to church - chaffing match with the Hawkins's because May would try to go through the mud to see old Mrs.King and her husband carried her off, great cheering. Two boys took a walk together - the rest of us staid at home - reading &c. Mr.Jardine came to call Leo.

Monday 1 February 1875
Bright day, Leo to London, Flagstaff. - Lessons - Bert and I called on Kerriches - Calverts, Mortimers - Lee Steeres, Chaffing match about little Gerard and little Maude Calvert! picked up Leo at Station and came home.

Tuesday 2 February 1875
Leo, May and I to London - called in Wilton Street and saw the dear sisters. Evy very ill still. Afterwards viewed the Old Masters in Burlington House - admired Van Dyke's portrait - to an auction room in Bond Street where Leo saw a picture he liked. Returned for tea in Wilton Street and came home, Captain and Mrs.Parkyns R.N. in the train, pleasant Naval gossip. Drawing room dismantled.

Tuesday 2 February 1875
The Scotsman

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Flagstaff Silver Mining Company of Utah was held at the offices in London today. The chairman said the accounts which were to have been received from Utah had not yet been received, and therefore they were not in a position to lay them before the shareholders.

The meeting had to be held on this the 1st day of February, else the shareholders would not have been called together. As soon as the accounts were received, the shareholders would again be called together. He then moved the adjournment of the meeting sine die. Sir Leopold Heath seconded the motion.

A shareholder asked for some information as to the mortgagee of the property, Mr Davis. The chairman said the board had never admitted Mr Davis to be the mortgagee. This question had been a source of great anxiety to the directors, and for the purpose of endeavouring to settle the question, he (the chairman) had been specially discussing matters with Mr Davis, who had recently returned from America to Paris. - -

Tuesday 2 February 1875
Epsom Journal

Theatrical License. - A special Bench of Magistrates was held at the Public Hall, on Saturday, 30th Jan., for the purpose of receiving an application from the directors of the Public Hall Company for a license for theatrical performances, in the large room belonging to the company.

There were present on the Bench, Admiral Sir Leopold Heath K.C.B., chairman, Mr Gordon Clark, Sir Trevor Lawrence, and Mr Farnell-Watson. The Public Hall Company were represented by Mr Clift and Mr Rossiter (managing directors), Mr Durant and Mr Wood.

After satisfactory explanations and assurances had been given on the part of the directors, the Magistrates granted the company a license for one year, subject to certain conditions and sureties being entered into with the view of preventing the performance of anything prejudicial or offensive to public morals.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath continues . . .

Wednesday 3 February 1875
Leo to London as usual. We undid curtains &c. Lessons, Mdlle. came, did not see her. Dined with Leo at Redlands, met Captain and Mrs.Barnadiston, Mr. and Mrs.Waters - pleasant as usual.

Thursday 4 February 1875
Leo to London, I walked down to Moorhurst gate with him. Holden began at the drawing rooms whitewashing &c. amusing letter from Emma excusing the guinea pig's death.

Friday 5 February 1875
Stayed at home with a bad cold. Leo walked about - House in a horrible messy state.

Saturday 6 February 1875
Stayed at home.Leo to Bench. Mary Hawkins called.

Sunday 7 February 1875
All stayed at home - misty bad day.

Monday 8 February 1875
Mr.Daintree gave his lesson. Leo and I walked out - Fred and Bert played at Quoits - in the afternoon - Fred, May and Ada went to the Dorking play - and Leo and I walked down with dearest Bert to the Holmwood Station to see him of for Versailles. Fred and his sisters returned from the play, having found it tolerably amusing.

Tuesday 9 February 1875
We all walked out, Ada and I went calling on Mrs.Hawkins and found her at home - walk with Leo afterwards.

Tuesday 9 February 1875
Epsom Journal

Petty Sessions, Saturday Feb. 6 - Before Admiral Sir Leopold Heath (in the chair), and Arthur Powell Esq.,

Pulling out a Horse's Tongue -Abinger. - James Muggeridge, farmer, of Jone Land Farm, Warnham, Sussex, was summoned for having on the 17th Dec. pulled out part of a horse's tongue, in the parish of Abinger. - Mr H.P. Andrews, (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty) prosecuted, and called for imprisonment without the option of a fine.

On the night of the 17th Dec. last, when the snow lay so thickly on the ground, the defendant was driving a wagon and two horses along the high road, when according to his own statement, the leader bolted. Not being able to get up to it, he tried to get hold of the shaft horse, and as the bit was out of its mouth, he seized it by the tongue, and held on by it with both hands till it suddenly gave way and part of it came out. A miller, from Oakwood Hill, passed along just afterwards; defendant told him what had occurred, and said he must see his father before he could have the horse killed, as it belonged to him.

Next morning, P.C. Puttock found part of the tongue by the side of the road, and several pools of blood. The horse was sent to Rhodes, at Horsham, to be killed, and the constable went there and secured the other parts of the tongue. The pieces were produced in court and corresponded exactly. - - - Philip Muggeridge, farmer and uncle of the defendant, and also his father, gave witness a character for being kind to them. -

The Chairman said no doubt a cruel act had been committed, but the Bench did not think there was that amount of malice about it which the prosecution seemed to allege. It seemed to have been a piece of thoughtless carelessness, and they should mark their sense of the evil of attempting to stop horses in such a way by fining the defendant 40s. and costs. The penalty would have been heavier but that the defendant had already suffered to some extent by the loss of his horse.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath continues . . .

Wednesday 10 February 1875
All to church - but Leo, left for London as usual. Miserable cold day - Leo came back - much exercised if we would attend Mr.Callow's drawing class or no, decided not to do so.

Thursday 11 February 1875
Leo to London - Ada and I went calling at Leith Hill Place - and Mrs.Bosenquet, Tanhurst, found latter at home. May and Fred went out pistol shooting. Heard of dear Bert's safe arrival at Versailles.

Friday 12 February 1875
Bad day. Leo and I put off our trip to London - Two Croftons came to stay - dancing and singing, and playing in the evening.

Saturday 13 February 1875
Leo, Fred and Croftons out with the Beagles - killed 46 poor animals. A sleepy game of whist in the evening.

Sunday 14 February 1875
All to church and school but Papa and self. Leo went out walking in the afternoon, met Major Calvert and Mr R.Hawkins who said that an "eleven o'clock cold was most convenient on a Sunday." Horrible wet day which was one reason for staying away from Church. Croftons left us in the evening for Woolwich.

Monday 15 February 1875
Leo to Flagstaff in Londonand also bought a sea-picture by "Halk" a Dutchman. May and I drove out calling - found young Mrs.Nichols at home - pretty little bride in a pretty little house, Moor Cottage - met Mrs.Wickham and enquired about sad death of Mr.Williams. Ladies Legge out, and left Troissant and Monstrelet to be bound at Agate's.

Tuesday 16 February 1875
Leo walked about alone - and I stayed in bed - taught Fred and Ada - got up. After luncheon - Leo and Ada went the rounds and May and Fred drove to Dorking - to order "Wellington Boots" for Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Algebra - and music in the evening, heard from Bert, house still in disorder.

Wednesday 17 February 1875
Leo to London as usual. We stayed at home. Mdlle came.

Thursday 18 February 1875
Leo to London, stayed at home. Mary Hawkins came to enquire if McMitchells story was correct and beg for Ladies Christian Missionary Society - pleasant as ever.

Friday 19 February 1875
Leo and I went to London, Mr.Hawkins went up with us - to Wilton Street and to the statuary to see the drawing of the dear mother's grave stone - met Amy and Swinton Isaacs - and their 2nd Baby - a nice fellow - afterwards to see new carriage for the sisters - and to (Shodbuds?) for costume for ourselves - home in a hurry - very cold - mixture of snow and drizzle.

Saturday 20 February 1875
Cold and miserable - I believe I walked out - Gerard came late having had an adventurous and round about journey - little Duck!

Sunday 21 February 1875
Fred 17 today - bless him! May and I stayed at home as I had an attack of rheumatism, poor old lady. Leo walked out again - as did the three children.

Monday 22 February 1875
Gerard went back to school. Leo and Fred hung up all the pictures in the drawing room. I looked on, and took a waltz with Fred in the interim - May, Ada and Fred and Leo walked to Robber's gate - to enquire into Ede's case. Supposed to be lunatic. Algebra in the evening.

Tuesday 23 February 1875
Leo to London, and May with him on a visit to her Aunts in Wilton Street. Elizabeth, our dear little maid, left us en route to be married to a horrid Marine Artillery man she met during our fatal (to the maids!) visit to Southsea. Many tears shed.

Wednesday 24 February 1875
Leo to London, Ada and I drove out and called on Mrs.Dealtry, and chatted on the (wares?) of the Archeacon. Met Lady Blandford driving - and went and had tea afterwards with her at Oak Dene - invited Ada to luncheon and a drive.

Thursday 25 February 1875
Busy settling the Drawing room with Susan - Fred and Ada. Drove through a snowstorm to Dorking to get a ring and jardiniare. George Whatman came for a night. discourse - report the dangers of "Loo."

Friday 26 February 1875
George and Leo went back to London. I believe (Gerard came on Wednesday and left Thursday) Horrid day - we drew in the morning - and I went into the kitchen garden.

Saturday 27 February 1875
Leo at home - Mdlle. came. He and I walked down to Oakdene and had tea and chat with Lord and Lady Blandford - very pleasant. Saw Lord Blandford's Japan and Indian curios &c. Walked afterwards to see Posy who was staying with the Hawkins.'

Saturday 27 February 1875
Northern Whig

Belfast Central Railway Company.
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the above company was held today at the offices of the company, Tokenhouse Yard. Mr A.C.Sheriff, chairman of the company, presided, and there were also present Sir Leopold Heath, Mr Alexander Young, and Sir Thomas Deakin, directors; and Mr George Davis, solicitor.

The directors report stated that the line had been opened for traffic since the 4th of August last, during which period the company's arrangements for working the mineral traffic from the Abercorn Basin and Oxford Street were completed, but the facilities for working the traffic had not been must as were relied upon. In regard to the goods and cattle traffic, the directors had under consideration the necessary arrangements for the development of the traffic, and as these matured, and the working of the branch effectually commenced, much more favourable results might be looked for.

The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said the report disclosed a by no means favourable state of things. The greatest difficulty they had had to encounter in the course of their work had been that the arrangements into which their company entered with the Ulster Company for the supply of rolling stock had not been fulfilled by that company to the extent which would satisfy the requirements of that traffic. - - -

Mr Thornton wished to know whether the whole £725,000 of authorised capital, of which £575,000 were debenture stock, had been created. The Chairman replied that the whole of the capital had been created, but it had not all been issued. The motion was carried unanimously. The Chairman next stated that the allowance made to the directors was much in excess of what the company, in its present condition, could or ought to pay. The directors therefore proposed to the shareholders that, until better times, the remuneration should be fixed at fifty guineas, to be divided between the whole of the directors. - - -

Diary of Lady Mary Heath continues . . .

Sunday 28 February 1875
All to church. Horridly cold, snow - ice - rain - went in the afternoon to Redlands again - had tea and tried to turn tables - amusing - Leo went to Kitlands and heard that Emma was not well at Cannes. Great fuss about the George Whatmans going there.

Monday 1 March 1875

Worse weather, quite tiger-like in ferocity. Leo to London. Mr.Daintree gave Ada her music lesson. Fred read Roman History and (Napoleon?) to us. He and I had luncheon - Ada went off to Luncheon with Lady Blandford at OakDene, and came home after a walk with her to Redlands - Leo home.

Tuesday 2 March 1875
Deep snow - Arthur Carey came to stay with Fred - Leo and I at home all day. Ada and boys went out - Whist in the evening.

Wednesday 3 March 1875
Leo to London - still horrible weather, snow lying and very raw and cold - Leo came home by express - Mdlle. came - whist and card tricks in the evening.

Thursday 4 March 1875
Leo to London. Fred and Gerard out hunting - Mr.Punton came to do the new covers - lessons with Ada.

Friday 5 March 1875
Leo at home - he and I walked about the farm - as the sun came out, to indulge us for once and a way - Ada, Fred and A.Carey went a long walk with pony. I called on the Wedgwoods to condole, and saw Lucy Harrison.

Saturday 6 March 1875
Pouring again - Leo to the Bench - Carey left us for London - we all stayed in door all day.

Sunday 7 March 1875
All to church through the drizzling rain - poured afterwards - George Whatman came to see us.

Monday 8 March 1875
Leo, Fred and I to London, Saw Posy and Louisa - latter very poorly. Drove out with A.Browne and called on the Edens - brought May home. Saw Messrs Hawkins, Pennington and Whatman. Met A.Carey at the Army and Navy.

Tuesday 9 March 1875
Leo at home - and we walked about - we all went to Kitlands (Fred out riding on the hired cob) to see George and Frances. They walked back here and had tea. Very pleasant.

Tuesday 9 March 1875
Epsom Journal

County Bench, Saturday, March 6 - Before Les Steere Esq., (chairman), Sir Leopold Heath, W.J. Evelyn, Gordon W. Clarke, and A. Powell Esqrs.

A Stable Quarrel - William Potter, ginger-beer maker, of Dorking, was summoned for assaulting William Luff at Dorking, on the 18th Feb. - - - The plaintiff, Mr Luff, a lad in the employ of Dr Fisher, Horsham Rd, Dorking, deposed that on the day in question the defendant accused him of having told Dr Fisher something about defendant.

On his denying it defendant slapped his face three times, dragged him out of the stable, slapped his face three times more, and then gave him a "drive" in the chest. - - - -He was instructed that the case was much exaggerated, and that the lad only got a good shaking - The Bench thought an assault had been committed, and fined defendant 5s. and 13s. 6d, costs, or 14 days hard labour. - The fine was paid.

A Narrow Escape - William Underwood, keeper of the Rose and Crown public house, West St, Dorking, was summoned for having had his house open for the sale of drink at an illegal hour on Sunday morning, Feb. 21st. - P.C.Tugwell deposed that he went to defendant's house about half-past nine on the morning and found John Croucher and James Hubbard, both Dorking men in the house.

They were in the bar but went into the back-room when they saw witness. Croucher said he went there for some potatoes. Witness asked the landlady what business the men had there, and she replied that they had brought some turnip greens. Witness saw some turnip greens there; he turned them over, and found a pint pot under them, nearly half full of beer, which appeared to be freshly drawn. - - - The Chairman said it would amount to a sale or barter if the beer was given for the turnip greens, but the Magistrates were not disposed to look at it in the same light as if the landlady had taken hard cash, and set down the beer before them. The dismissed the defendant with a caution.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath continues . . .

Wednesday 10 March 1875
Leo to London. Ada and I walked with him as far as Oak Dene - lessons. May and I drove out calling on Chaldicotts and Dickensons, and afterwards went to admire the new North Holmwood Church - very pretty East Window. We think that Mr.Wickham will find his congregation very much reduced when the services begin at that church! Came back to meet Frances at tea. Nice lively chat with her. Fred took a long ride, going part of the way with George on his way to meet the Fox hounds at Cranleigh - Sun came out at last.

Thursday 11 March 1875 - Friday 12th, Saturday 13th.

Letter from Arthur Loring to Aunt Missings
Blue Letterhead HMS Bellerophon. (active in Caribbean in 1875)
Port Royal

Jamaica
March 11th (Arthur Loring in Navy 1871 - 1891) (1875 HMS Spartan in Barbados.)

Dear Aunt Missings
Thank you very much for your letter which I was very glad to get and ought to have answered 2 mails ago but didn't, I am ashamed to say. We have nearly completed our tour round the West Indies and I shall not be very sorry when we are once more alongside the mole at that dull and therefore quiet place, Bermuda. We have been to Antigua, Barbados, Trinidad, St. Vincent, St.Lucia, St. Christopher, St. Thomas and are, as you see, at Jamaica now; we leave the day after tomorrow for Havana where we go back to Bermuda.

I have enjoyed my quick sight of the West Indies very much and am delighted with their beauty, particularly with Trinidad. The islands are so much cultivated now that if you want to see any tropical vegetation (except Lagar Cove) you have to go well up into the Hills [sic].

I went for a long walk one Sunday at St. Christophers (St,. Kitts) with our 1st Lieutenant, Amy's cousin, [Scocaton?]Holland. We climbed about 1000 feet, the first 800 through [Lagar?] cove and that last 700 through splendid tropical vegetation so thick that had there not been a small track cut by some wood cutters we could not have got up at all. The hill would have been a precipice had it not been for the thick growth all over it which made it like an enormous great tree nailed to an [aly?] perpendicular wall.

What astounded me most were the quantity of [parantro, parasites?] growing on any thing they could find, some on one another, and they are so handsome that one does not notice the want of flowers (of which there were very few) in the least.

Our track finally ran up a tree on the top of one of the ridges and we could not get any further so we sat down and rested for I for one was awfully done up. I felt as if I could stayed there until further order admiring the different plant and trees and the ferns round me.

It was all [No.1?] could do to get me down again. I was very stiff for some time afterwards but have always been glad that I went up. I suppose you have seen all these sort of things before in [South?]America but I always like hearing other peoples impressions on seeing things that I have seen before so I give you mine in case you care for them.

I am very much disappointed in the inhabitants who are an idle, good for nothing lot, I mean the negroes. The whites vary, in some of the islands they are very nice, in others they are very low bred.

Barbados was the pleasantest island in that way. They are all nice people and there are plenty of them. We have any amount of [fun?] there in the way of balls and garden parties. The only drawback to the West Indies is the heat which is highly unpleasant to my mind. I saw Duke at Barbados and dined with him there and at St. Thomas when we met the Spartan again. He lunched with me and we spent the afternoon together on shore. I was rather disappointed in him at first but like him much after seeing a little more of him.

Our band, which is considered first rate, now is playing such a pretty selection from Lucrezia Borgia, they have just come to that pretty drinking song.

I have just had a letter from my cousin [Emmie Kindesley?] telling me of her engagement. She gives me a capital description of the man of her choice. I will give it you in case Aunt Georgey should like to read it, as she knows her, I think. She begins by saying she is engaged to such a jolly man. Then describes him, He is 6ft 1 ins, rather good looking, not very talkative, but very nice and very good. I like it very much as it is not too enthusiastic. I don't mean any comparisons as they are odious, but I think it is a very good description and as she is an uncommonly nice girl I am very glad she had got a nice husband. He is not very rich and they will have to wait a year, I gather from her letter, for funds.

I read Kenden Chillingley at Anstie and I think was never more interested in a novel and I remember, I am ashamed to say, that I finished in my bed on Sunday evening.
Please give my love to Aunt G and tell her that I am very sorry she has not heard of me for so long as she says in her last letter, but that it is not my fault that as this is the first mail I have not written home or to her since we have been out here.

Please do give my love to dear Grandmamma and Aunt Posy and to the Croftons when you see them.
Your loving Godson,
Arthur N. Loring.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath continues . . .

Sunday 14 March 1875
Leo and the girls and Fred to Church - Frances and George came to luncheon. G, and F. walked to the Rookery, the rest of us walked out with Frances I think.

Monday 15 March 1875
Fred went out hunting. Met at Wotton - All the world there - Leo and I to Blackheath to dine and sleep with (Alex Youngs?) Party expected, not there, met Mr.John Young, singing and playing - very pretty pictures, especially the snow piece with flight of crows.

Tuesday 16 March 1875
Left the Youngs - pretty children's service in the breakfast room - Leo to his business, I to Wilton Street - went out with the "Trio" to choose papers for Linley Wood, and shopping. Leo joined me at Wilton Street and so home - meeting Captain Hodgkinson R.N. in the train.

Wednesday 17 March 1875
Leo to London as usual. I stayed at home - Mdlle &c.

Thursday 18 March 1875
Leo to London - I stayed at home. Fred and girls drove to Dorking -M.Mclane, picture dealer called and Mary Hawkins in the morning.

Friday 19 March 1875
Leo and Fred went to Woolwich where latter joins the Academy R.N. for the first time - Marion lunched at Kitlands with Frances - Ada went to meet her on her return. Lady Macdonald called - and admired May and was generally kind. Discussed Moodys Sankey &c.Weather very constantly cold and disagreeable.

Saturday 20 March 1875
Very cold - Leo, May and I went to Norwood to see Aunt Julia in her new house - Mdlle. went to Anstie for Ada.

Sunday 21 March 1875
Horribly cold - To church. Whatmans came to luncheon. Leo walked out alone - Arthur arrived home.

Monday 22 March 1875
May and I went to church and Leo to London - Arthur and Ada roamed about - Mr.Macpherson came to stay with his dog "Varsity" - music in the evening.

Tuesday 23 March 1875
May went alone to church. Leo and I walked about the farm. Arthur and Macpherson went about with their dogs ratting. Gerard came home from school, chatting and work in the evening.

Wednesday 24 March 1875
Leo to London - May and I to church."Young Gents" to Dorking with Ada and Gerard out roaming - Self and Gerard only to Dorking. Gerard performed gymnastics for my benefit - milder weather.

Thursday 25 March 1875
May and I to Church - Young people "dragging with the dogs" - Leo to London - Music in the evening - Fred and two Croftons arrived at 1.am. Painter finished.
Friday 26 March 1875 - Good Friday.

All to church but Mr.Macpherson. After luncheon a walk to Leith Hill and home by Kitlands where we had tea and very good charades in the evening.

Saturday 27 March 1875
"Dragging" again. Leo and I walked, croquet and Badminton &c.&c. "Dwerf" and "Twins" (Thins?) in the evening, also music. James and Lucy came to 5. tea and there was another "Drag" in which the former ran.

Sunday 28 March 1875 - Easter
All to church and a walk through the Bury - Met George and Frances - went over Douglas' farm house and Leo to Moorhurst and home - Hymns in the evening - after Fred and two Croftons had left us for Woolwich. Nice day but cold.

Monday 29 March 1875
Mr.Macpherson left after a game of lawn tennis and luncheon. Leo and I walked out - I drove out calling on Mrs.Wickham and Young with Ada. Arthur dined at Kitlands X.

Tuesday 30 March 1875
Leo, I and May went to the consecration of North Holmwood Church - Everybody there, luncheon afterwards. Posy came to stay. Walked out a little with Leo.

Wednesday 31 March 1875
Walked down to Moorhurst with Leo and talked to Mrs.Elliot and walked round her little Paradise. Leo went off to London. Posy and I on to Roland's (cowman's family) Posy, I and May went to Miss Cotton's mother's meeting at Coldharbour. Very nice on the whole - had tea with Mrs.Hillyer afterwards - I drove back with Miss.Cotton. Boys and Ada at the pond with their boats. Mdlle. came as usual. Arthur rode to Lyne to enquire on Mr.Broadwood who is better.

Thursday 1 April 1875
Leo to London. Lessons - x - Posy and I called on various people - Sconces - Hostes - Cottons - Shopped and came home in the evening. Phaeton dogs and horses - Games in the evening -- 2 little Elliots went out with Ada and Herbert and had tea here.

Friday 2 April 1875
Walked out with Leo and Arthur and visited Mrs.Roland's poor baby. Posy and I walked to the Wickhams. Mrs.Elliot and Bidder dined. Mrs.Elliot sang beautifully.

Saturday 3 April 1875
Leo and I to Moorhurst to see something about the water - Leo on to Bench - Mrs.Bidden very clever and well informed and talked to me very agreeably while Leo and Mrs.Elliot ran about the house looking into cisterns &c. Posy and I drove to Penningtons - out - a pleasant walk with Leo afterwards - very sleepy evening and must record Gerard had a most disturbed night - thinking people were walking about the house - and Arthur awoke feeling that "Someone" was standing by his bedside looking at him - and that he actually peered into the darkness striving to see who it was.

Saturday 3 April 1875
Surrey Advertiser

Consecration of North Holmwood Church -
The consecration of the new district church of St.John the Evangelist, North Holmwood, took place on Tuesday last, in the presence of a large congregation. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Winchester, who was met at the doors of the church by the following local clergy:- Revs. H.T. Waters (North Holmwood), P. Hoste, G. P. Quick (St Paul's, Dorking), G.R. Kensit (Betchworth), F.P.Du Sautoy (Ockley), E.D. Wickham and Russell (Holmwood), H. Waddington (Ranmore), W.H.Harke (Mickleham), L.S. Kennedy (Newdigate), G.W.Hillyer (Coldharbour), and E. Godfrey (Westcott). - - -

At the end of the service a luncheon was held in the schoolroom. In the unavoidable absence of both the Earl of Dartmouth and Mr Barclay, each of whom had been asked to preside, the chair was taken by Mr Henry Lee Steere, who was supported right and left by Lady Mary Legge, Lady Ann Legge, the Bishop, Rev. H.T. Waters, Sir Leopold Heath and Lady Heath, and the Rev. P. Hoste. There were also present, in addition to the clergy, Mrs Waters, Mr and Mrs Rohde Hawkins, Mrs Henry Lee Steere, - - -

Sir Leopold Heath proposed "The Health of Mr Waters." who took the opportunity of thanking those present, and many who were unavoidably absent. - - -

Diary of Lady Mary Heath continues . . .

Sunday 4 April 1875
All to church - returned with the Moorhurst party - and took a walk afterwards via Kitlands &c.

Monday 5 April 1875
Walked with Leo a little in the afternoon Posy went to Moorhurst to see the house - and we entertained a party of children, consisting of Elliots, and one Bidden - 2 Youngs and Forrest, and Hillyer - Mrs.Hillyer and Mrs.Elliot joined us at tea - very pleasant - Leo and Gerard had a most wakeful night - I had the "horrors," Gerard also - there is some ghost about the house.

Tuesday 6 April 1875
Leo to London, we walking down to the Moorhurst White Gate with him - afterwards Posy and I drove to call on Mrs.Dobson and Mrs.Wise - found the latter at home and talked about schools for her only son - Leo came home by express having seen some lovely water colour drawings - A Mr.Quilter sale at Christie & Manson's

Wednesday 7 April 1875
Leo to London - I walked down to meet him and Miss Eyres who came to stay for the ball at Leatherhead - music in the evening and games and cards.

Thursday 8 April 1875
Mr.Phillipps came also for the ball &c. - Self, Arthur, May, Miss Eyres and Mr.P went off - it was rather a dull affair as we knew very few people.

Friday 9 April 1875
Leo off again - while we all slept - the boys and girls took a walk to Leith Hill and chatted in the morning - merry evening.

Saturday 10 April 1875
Posy and I went to see Evy at Sandroyd. Leo to London - Miss E. and Mrs.Palso - found Evy much better and in good hands with "Seur Marcline" and Painter. Returned picking up Leo at Leatherhead. Dear Fred also appeared - looking very well and happy.

Saturday 10 April 1875
West Surrey Times.

County Bench - Saturday.

Before Lee Steere Esq., M.P., (in the chair), A. Powell Esq., and Admiral Sir Leopold Heath.
Overseers, - The Bench appointed Messrs Shearburn, J.Brown, Baxter, and Lucock, the gentlemen nominated at Dorking Easter Vestry, overseers for the parish of Dorking.

A Warrant Issued. - William King, a butcher, of Dorking, was summoned for assaulting William Bull, coachman, also of Dorking, on the 1st inst. Defendant did not appear and a warrant was issued for his apprehension.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath continues . . .

Sunday 11 April 1875
All to church - walked home with Lady Blandford, Mrs.Elliot, Hawkins, - took a walk with Leo to Kitlands afterwards.

Monday 12 April 1875
Scena! (Ice wa ?) Mrs.Elliot called early and chatted with us a long time. Dearest Arthur left us with Zoe - woe is me! Did not go out till latish with Leo. Posy to the Hawkins', retired early.

Tuesday 13 April 1875
Staid in bed and said good bye to my darling little Gerard who went off to school - and Leo to London. Confessed that I was subject to "Demons" to Posy, much comforted - lovely afternoon - went a drive to pick up Posy at the Vicarage, to call at Oak Dene but met our Marquis and his Marchioness driving a lovely four-in-hand, so went on a round and ended at Moorhurst where we had an agreeable talk, tea and music with the fair owner Mrs.Elliot - Leo joined us there, and was in time for a song.

Wednesay 14 April 1875
In bed again - Leo to London - tried to go out with Posy, couldn't - Posy went to Redlands and had tea there. May joined her and talked to Miss Hales - Leo came home and I read - Corde an Con.

Thursday 15 April 1875
Leo to London. I rested still. After luncheon called with Posy at Oak Dene, Lady Blandford gone to London. Came back. Ada went on to Dorking with Posy. I went out to meet Leo - had a chat with Mrs.Elliot over her railing, joined by Leo and Mr.Hawkins, walked back together. Algebra with girls, science with Posy.

Friday 16 April 1875
We all walked down to the station with dearest Leo - met Mr.Hawkins and Young also. Lovely day - gathered bouquets of violets and arranged the with vases afterwards. Talked to Bax in the garden about Moorhurst, water drains &c. - dove with Posy to call on Mrs.Lang, who we found at home - Milmen and Lady (Wichett?) and Lord Erskine - all out.

Saturday 17 April 1875
Leo and I went to London and had a most pleasant day looking at pictures and gallery - bought one Kock-Kock for £50 - lovely one, and very cheap. Posy and May called on the Wickhams and Hawkins.

Sunday 18 April 1875
Went to Church. Came home with Lady Blandford - and took a long walk to Trouts afterwards. Mary Hawkins came and had tea in the school room. Most lovely warm day - both cuckoo and nightingale were heard for the first time.

Monday 19 April 1875
Quite summer like - walk with Leo to Station - saw Lord Blandford and Mr.Hawkins. Leo went to Flagstaff meeting. Posy and I called to enquire about Margaret Williams and Leith Hill Place. Saw Mrs.Wedgwood and Lucy, former much broken, we thought. Louisa arrived fro Charley Edens.

Tuesday 20 April 1875
Posy left us - so pleasant her visit has been, to go to E.Buxton's on her way to France. Drove out with Louisa to see Lady and Sir A. Cotton, both much aged we thought. Very warm still.

Wednesday 21 April 1875
Leo to London - busy packing May's things. Louisa and I drove to Greenhurst P. Mr.Cazalet's house much struck by it beauty. ie, of decorations. New books arrived - we were deep in them.

Thursday 22 April 1875
Rain - and rather cold again. Leo to London - Louisa and darling May set off with all the luggage - to London. They go over tonight - Leo came home and we passed a very quiet evening. I read aloud to Ada.

Friday 23 April 1875
Nice day - Leo, I and Ada walked about the wood marking trees - Ada and I copied "Wild Flowers" afterwards - we occupy the school room as dining room is under discipline - Walked again with Leo and Ada to Hawkins and then to see Mrs.Bishop and Hannah (Horsfold?) and babies - Ada had Algebra in the evening and we were all very tired and sleepy.

Saturday 24 April 1875
Out all day with Leo, enjoying all the lovely sights and sounds of Spring in English woods and fields. Ada and I worked and read out "Harry Heathcote" and I "Mrs.Gilberts Life" afterwards.

Sunday 25 April 1875
Leo, self and Ada - went for a change to North Holmwood Church - much pleased with the "brightness" and life of the service. Met the Hawkins' on our return, various little jokes and gibes on our having slipped away. Afternoon we spent at Kitlands with dear Emma and the girls - who have just returned from Cannes. All very flourishing and pleasant. Reading our books in the evening.

Monday 26 April 1875
Lovely day again - Leo to London. Ada and I walked about a little. Mr.Daintree lesson - work. Comics and drawing - Willy Whatman came to luncheon - and we took a charming ramble all through Spring and North Moor Copse - fern hunting - got into plenty of bog in North Moor Copse - Went to meet Leo - who came late - and I discoursed with Bax.

Tuesday 27 April 1875
Marigold all sown - quite ready for rain - which does not appear to be coming. Leo and I walked all about - and I did my lessons with Ada - After lunch - drove with Leo and Ada to see the new Parsonage at North Holmwood - a very nice house - but the aspect is wrong - afterwards drove to Vigo and saw the new cowhouse &c. - walked home - meeting our worthy vicar - Mr.Wickham, who discourse water supply and ( - -- ?) Bishop Utterton's woes. Ada did Algebra and played music to us - lovely warm weather.

Wednesday 28 April 1875
Leo to London - I walked with Ada to Oak Dene - out - Vicarage - Mrs.Wickham out - but saw Agnes and rested there - Redlands - Mary Hawkins out - home very tired and hot - Leo returned with James and Julia Harrison.

Thursday 29 April 1875
Leo again to London. And James and Julia Harrison to Kitlands. I joined her there after Ada's lessons - but hurried back to order carriage to go for Mrs.Hillyer who had to go suddenly to London. Mrs.Labourchere dying (her mother). Leo came home late for a Huggins' dinner. Mary Hawkins and Mrs.Kenyon called.

Friday 30 April 1875
Out almost all day with Leo. Lovely. James and Julia went to their house at Ewhurst. Mrs.Wise called to ask advice about her son who goes to Mr.Waterfield's next week. The Ladies Legge and Miss.Douglas and Miss *** called - Harrisons returned.

Saturday 1 May 1875
Rain and cold weather - of course - rain most gratefully received - Leo summoned to Dorking on Magistrate's duty. James copied hyroglyphics from Easter Island - Ada had Mdlle. Many children came.

Sunday 2 May 1875
To Church - Fred came from Woolwich. abcdeffghijk - Fred and Ada walked to Kitlands. George and William Whatman called and with Harrisons we proceeded to view the Moorthurst domain! Everybody much pleased. Mr.Hawkins came after to see Leo's pictures. We walked with Fred half way towards railway. I ran away from Leo's commands, much merriment! Warm weather.
Monday 3rd May 1875
Leo to London. I went to Kitlands and took Margaret a drive. Ada stayed with Willie and Emma. Met Leo afterwards.

Tuesday 4 May 1875
Leo, Ada and I went to London, saw Adie Browne in Queen Street - afterwards to Academy - where we met Arthur - much pleased with pictures - returned very tired. Came down with Messrs Brovill, Hawkins, Kennedy, &c. Arthur came here at 10.pm. after his law dinner.

Wednesay 5 May 1875
Leo and we walked as far as Moorhurst, he on to London. We went to Kitlands, nice talk with Uncle Douglas (Heath) about his travels. Said good-bye to dearest Arthur who returns to Cambridge. I called on Mrs.Greenwood, found her and Mary Hawkins at home - Afterwards walked to meet Leo - and walked about the farm with him. Algebra with Ada. Very sleepy. (Sllofed! (?)) again!

Thursday 6 May 1875
Ada went to Kitlands to ask Margaret to drive with me. I walked with Leo through Moorhurst to speak to Peacock about planks. He was (not, most??) submissive and un threatened. Met Douglas going to train, Leo went with him in carriage to station - I returned and looked at chickens &c. Emma Whatman jun. called and followed Ada to Church (Ascension Day) - William came bringing Margaret Whatman - who drove out with me to call on Mrs.Wiley - Beneckes - and shopped in Dorking. Returned. Leo came home.

Friday 7 May 1875
Leo about house - and I stayed in bed. Mostly welcome rain.

Saturday 8 May 1875
Mdlle., Wickham called. Leo about his farm and I in bed.

Saturday 8 May 1875
Surrey Advertiser.

County Bench - Saturday. - Before Admiral Sir Leopold Heath and A. Powell Esq.,

Keeping Unlicensed Dogs. - Mr Stephen Selick, Supervisor of Excise, applied for a penalty of £5 from six persons for keeping dogs without licenses. Mr Dooley, excise officer, proved the cases. The first defendant called was Frederick Taylor, for whom Mr A. White, auctioneer, appeared, and said it was an oversight. The Commissioners had, on being communicated with by Mr Taylor, consented to the lowest penalty. He had to ask the Bench if they had not power to remit the fine. - Mr Selick said the Commissioners had given him permission to received 25s. but Mr Taylor had brought the case for the adjudication of the Bench. - the Chairman fined the defendant 25s. and costs. The other defendants, William Bromley Filler, Joseph Tyler, F.W. Upfold, Canon Samuel Holmes (Vicar of St.Paul's), and Miss Elizabeth Anne Cole, were fined in a like sum.

Assault, - William King, butcher, was charged with assaulting William Bull, coachman, on the 1st April. - - Complainant said on the day in question he was in the Red Lion Hotel, when defendant came in and hit him in the mouth. They had always been good friends before. - Fined £1,and 17s. 6d. costs.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey

Sunday 9 May 1875
I stayed at home. Leo and Ada to Church, they came back with Lady Blandford and Lord and Lady - - Hamilton who descanted on ritualism. Douglas came to see us in the afternoon - talked Bank Farm Colliery &c. - Leo and Ada walk out - we read in the evening to ourselves after tea and Ada's lessons. Ada, Mrs.Gilberts (Anto?) J.Bosquet - Leo Lawson's wonderful! account of New Guinea.

Monday 10 May 1875
Wonderfully lovely weather. Leo and Ada walked down to the station, and met Mrs.Elliot and her sister. Peacock was taken in the planks! Mr.Daintree's lesson. Ada and I walked to Kitlands and saw the dead chicks at Roland's, poor things.

Tuesday 11 May 1875
Leo to London again. Ada and I drove out calling on Gordons and shopping in Dorking. Leo came home after the first "Hand in Hand" meeting.

Wednesday 12 May 1875
Same lovely weather. Leo to London "per usual." Ada and I planted the plants we had bought at (Iberg's?) and then she joined E.Whatman for the Broadwood's picnic at Leith Hill. I drove out to meet Leo at station - saw Emma and Willy Whatman and passed Mrs.Kennedy three times entailing 3 distinct bows! Forgot to mention that I went over to Redlands to see L.Greenwood, she gone out, but I stayed and had a nice chat with Mary and Mrs.Greenwood. Picked up Leo at station and took a pleasant drive with him to a farm of Col.Calvert's and so round by Mrs.Pennington's home.

Thursday 13 May 1875
Mrs.Evelyn and sister called. Emma and Emma - and the two widowed Mrs.Greenwood came to 5. tea.

Thursday 13 May 1875
Staffordshire Sentinel

The Late Colliery Explosion at Bunker's Hill, Talke, Staffordshire.
A fresh disaster has brought into notice once more the Pit Village of Talke, in Staffordshire.

In December, 1866 an explosion took place there which brought instant death to ninety-two men and boys; and now again, on the 30th April last, forty-three men and boys, working in the eight feet coal seam of the Bunker's Hill have lost their lives through the same cause.

Nothing can show more clearly the uncertainty which attends the lives of those who raise our fuel, for this colliery has been a worked for twenty years without the occurance a single explosion.

Although accidents causing loss of life on this large scale do not really causing loss of life do no occasion more distress than the accumulated fatalities in coal mines of a few moths, which attract little notice, yet they do present features of peculiar hardship which appeal more forcibly to the public for relief.

A local committee has therefore been formed to raise and dispense a fund for the relief of the twenty-two widows and nineteen children who have been suddenly deprive of their breadwinners and they venture to address this appeal for help ina wider circle than their own immediate neighbourhood.

Donations will received and acknowledged by the Treasurer W. C. Gemmell, Esq., National Provincial Bank, Newcastle, Staffordshire.
FIRST LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
W. Rigby and Co. 500.0 0
Heath and Son 100 0 0
Cooper and Craig 100 0 0
SrsleyandCo. ... 100 0 0
Joseph Cooper ... 100 0 0
Andley Coal and Iron Company 100 0 0
Sir Smith Child 50 0 0
Barker and Cope and workmen 50 0 0
The Misses Marsh Caldwell ... ... 25 0 0
Rev. Sir L. T. Stamer ... 25 0 0
Mr. C. J. Homer ... .. 21 0 0
Bishop of Lichfield ... 10 0 0
B.Wilbraham 10 0 0
A.Willicombe ... ... ... 10 0 0
Miss. Homer 0 G. Emberton 5 0 0
Rev. M. W. McHutchin 5 0 0
James Maddox ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 0
H. W. Hollis ... 1 0 0
Collected by Messrs. Booth and Wheelock ... 2 4. 4.
Lovelace T. Stamer, Rector of Stoke-on-Trent, Chairman,
Stoke-on-Trent, May 11.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey

Friday 14 May 1875
Leo, self and Ada set off for Cambridge and arrived at 7.1.2 meeting Arthur at the station, went to luncheon at his nice lodgings. Mr.Mcpherson had luncheon with us - went out after and saw Kings and Trinity Chapels. The lovely "Backs" and pulled on the river - had tea - and went to see the boat racing ground and saw the "coaching" process. Reprised to ices in Mr.Macpherson's room. Met Mr.Corbett - kept awake by lovely piano music - found out he has an Italian undergrad.

Saturday 15 May 1875
Breakfast - all very nice indeed - and we admired dearest Arthur's housekeeping - Walter Heath, Messrs Corbett and Booth were there also. Sat in Mr.Macpherson's room and then went out and saw John's beautiful chapel, the finest in Cambride, I think. Called on Dr. and Mrs.Thompson - out - saw Trinity Kitchen - delicious weather, only a little too broiling - went to luncheon - and had Mr.Broadwood and Phillips - met Charley Barclay - afterwards went with dear Arthur to station - and said goodbye after a most happy bright little visit which is to be marked with a white stone in my life's history. Got home at 11.pm. Lovely moon light - heaps of Whitsuntide holiday fold out.

Sunday 16 May 1875
All to church. Douglas called and Leo and Ada walked out to Kitlands. I walked alone.

Monday 17 May 1875
Leo and I went to Mr.Lucas, artist, where I had 3 hours for my picture.
(John Seymour Lucas (1849–1923) ?)

Afterwards went to 31 Chester Square where we found Mrs.Elliot rather impatient - drove out with her in the Park - all very lovely - though it was Whit-Monday and "Nobody there" - enjoyed it very much - returned and had tea with her and chatted - saw little Mabel.

Mary
Tuesday 18 May 1875
Leo to "Hand in Hand" (insurance company). No rain and still most lovely - Ada and I drove to Lyne and were caught in the rain and cold again - had tea and a nice chat with Mrs.Broadwood, Amy and Evelyn and Ada - Came home meeting Hawkins' at the station - respective expressions of a visit to the Universities! They have just returned from Oxford. Found Leo had preceded us and was at home reading the newspapers.

Wednesday 19 May 1875
Leo had a holiday for a wonder. We walked about all day, in the woods - and fields - calling also at Kitlands where we found everybody - Emma junior and Marianne Heath called.

Thursday 20 May 1875
Went as far as Oak Dene with Leo - who went on to London. Ada and I came home and did lessons. Rain and bluster of wind - Sat at home and wrote Indian letters.

Friday 21 May 1875
Leo and I to London, I and Esther (maid) to the Artist Mr.Lucas, where I sat all day for my portrait. Leo joined me after and unsuccesful hunt after cart horses. Met the Penningtons on our road home. Algebra with Ada.

Saturday 22 May 1875
Flower gathering and ramble with Leo. Ada did algebra and work - I read "Tennyson" to her. Rambled with Leo afterwards.Tea with Mr. and Mrs.Liley - 2 Whatmans and Mr.Heath - Gerard came for an exeat. Later on Fred and the two Croftons from Woolwich. Mrs.Greenwood and Hawkins called while we were sitting in the field waiting for the "Cadets."

Sunday 23 May 1875
All to church. George and Frances Whatman called afterwards and stayed chatting a long, pleasant time. We all roamed over the wood and field afterwards. Fred and the cousins left 'per usual' and we read to ourselves.

Monday 24 May 1875
Lovely again. Leo to London. Ada, Gerard and I assisted Bax at the fernery, reclined on the grass amongst azaleas and rhododendrons. Mr.Daintree's lesson, Ada and I called at Oak Dene and eat bonbon, with Lady Blandford and little Frances - very nice - and pretty afterwards drove to Dorking with Gerard - but arrived too late for the train - came home and called and picked up Leo.

Tuesday 25 May 1875
Leo to "Hand in Hand" - we did lessons - and then drove to call on Mrs.Nichols, Wickham, Hillyer and Kitlands - Met Emma and William on the road - at Kitlands had a very interesting lecture on Egyptian remains with the beautiful photographs - learned about the great buildings, King Rameses IIth Ptolemy era of sculpture, the Shepperd Kings &c &c.

Wednesday 26 May 1875
A fine Derby Day - Leo to London, is to go to Epsom en route home.I gathered flowers all the morning, Mdlle came. I walked over to Redlands and met Lady Parker, Mrs.Greenwood and Mary at tea, returned and found Leo come home "Galopin" won the race - so I have my set of gloves! Algebra in the evening.

Thursday 27 May 1875
Walked down as far as Oak Dene with Leo - who went to London - Ada and I returned to lessons - Bedding flowers all put out - Ada and I drove to Camilla Lacey to see Mrs.Eylie's cows - met Captain Norman - and walked about looking at the beautiful Alderneys - woods &c. &c. Leo joined us there with Mr.Liley - and we returned after tea - being overtaken by Lord Blandford's dray - which we gazed at.

Friday 28 May 1875
Leo and I to London to the artist, Mr.Lucas - Ada stayed at home - being unable to go to Kitlands after all - I sat all day to Mr.Lucas, and inspected pictures and engravings. Came home by express. Mr.Young and an English clergyman in the carriage. The latter had been to Messrs Moody and Tankey - he appeared to approve of his teaching on the whole - but being of a humourous disposition told us of Mrs.Moody twitching the negro minister by the arm when he thought he was drawing out his extempore prayer to an unbearable length, and the negro's disgust - with much gusto.

Saturday 29 May 1875
Melle as usual. Cold and rainy. Went with Leo to see about a cart horse at Newdigate - failed - saw a steam plough for the first time in these parts.Mary Hawkins and Mrs.Greenwood came late in the evening to see us.

Sunday 30 May 1875
Ada, Leo and I to church - and came home with Lady Blandford part of the way. Invited her two littleones to tea on Tuesday. After dinner went through the wood towards Kitlands, met Douglas, and sat on the new bench talking farming - then on to Kitlands - long chat with Emma - a talk with Leo about colliery money x read prophecies about Egypt, led on by the recollection of Douglas's photographs.

Monday 31 May 1875
Leo went off with paraphenalia to the Prince of Wales' levée. Mr.Daintree's lesson and Ada andI drew - After luncheon - called on Mrs.Clough, Roland and Weller, congratulating the latter on her new house - and condoling wiht Mrs.Cow-man - Leo came home having shaken hands with Dukes of Edinburgh and Cambridge - but he begs me to note that as he had washed his hands since, and before he met me, he had parted with the aroma of Royalty!

June

Tuesday 1 June 1875
Leo to London - no walk now the train has changed - lessons with Ada - writing, putting up book box - organised Fred's flower dispatch and Gerard's hamper. Expected our young friends, Lady Blandford's two could not come - one too poorly, the other too "wild." Mrs.Milner, Miss Hobart and Mrs.Payet R.N. came, talked and walked about and had tea - joined by Mrs.Wickham, Mrs.Merrifield - tea - chuffed with the little boys - and the girls had a nice game of Lawn Tennis till about 6pm. Charming day but for North E. wind.

Wednesday 2 June 1875
Papa went to London as usual - All the servants went for a holiday to Brighton. Ada and I stayed at home. Melle came and Mrs. and Miss.Wedgwood, William Whatman and his two daughters followed by Mrs.Wilson and some lady called.

Thursday 3 June 1875
Very hot. Leo, Ada, self and E.Whatman went to Woolwich Sports leaving Leo in London to do business and follow. Met dear Fred in his long coat - at the gate having just won a handicap hurlde race - also the Croftons. Met only Admiral Mends - but the company was amusing as there were numbers of gay dresses and pretty faces - walked all about, tremendous heat - had a very fine luncheon - beautiful music - saw the prizes and Fred's fine prize - also the Prince Imperial who looked very Napoleonic - liked his appearance - Leo joined us - and after walking, tea &c., we came home rather exhausted.

Friday 4 June 1875
Leo to Croydon Fair. I stayed at home all day.

Saturday 5 June 1875
Leo to Bench - I stayed at home. Dear Fred and the Croftons came.

Sunday 6 June 1875
All to Church but me - a party went to Kitlands - Dick and I stayed at home - but he in the garden and I upstairs by mistake - they left us after tea.

Monday 7 June 1875
Leo to Flagstaff - Ada and I did lessons - And then drove out calling on Mrs.Barclay - and found her and Neville at home. Talked about Brighton religious conferences. Also Powells, found them out - Bovills girls at home - Ada and I chatted with them - shopped in Dorking - and went round to station to pick up Leo.

Tuesday 8 June 1875
Loe, Ada and I went to London - he one way and we another - shopped in Sloane St - drove about in Hansoms to Tottenham Court Road, Maple's, where we bought the famous chair! and finished with Royal Academy. Met Captain Hodgkins at the station - Leo also joined us and we all came down together to Holmwood. Ada and I did Algebra and I walked wood - joined by Ada and Leo.

Wednesday 9 June 1875
Leo to London. Heard from Lord Chamberlain that as I had not attended a Drawing Room lately I could not be invited to a State Ball. Leo has his - as he went to the Levée - but says he won't go without me. I called on Emma and came back to meet Leo and walk with him - Arthur came home.

Thursday 10 June 1875
Leo to London

Friday 11 June 1875
Leo at home, I walked all about with him between the storms of rain.

Saturday 12 June 1875
Arthur, self and Ada went to see dear Gerard at East Sheen. Leo stayed at home - and walked about his farm &c. Called on the Interfields and Edgars - and talked about Gerard's possible change over to Temple Grove, concluded to leave him where he was. Went on to Putney Park where we passed a very pleasant afternoon with Mrs.Hutton and her three daughters. Left dear Gerard at Barnes Station and came home.

Sunday 13 June 1875
Went to Church. and had a pleasant little walk back with Lady Blandford who was very merry - Afterwards to Kitlands and settled about tea on Holmbury Hill.

Monday 14 June 1875
Esther (maid) and I went to Mr.Lucas' the artist where I sat the whole day. Went up with Leo - Messrs Mortimer and Mr.Lee Steere - amusing - came down with Mrs.Cazalet who was full of the wonderful cases effected (Mrs.Churchill in consumption, bronchitis and such diseases by inhaling some secret mixture of Phosphorous.

Tuesday 15 June 1875
Leo to London. Arthur and I walked down to Moorhurst to call - out - stormy - but got out to meet Papa. Ada went to see the little Elliots at Moorhurst. Mrs.Shute did not make her appearance as expected.

Wednesday 16 June 1875
Papa to London, taking uniform &c. for the Queen's Ball - where I could not go - on account of non-attendance at Drawing room - Arthur and I went to Kitlands to talk aboutr picnic - found that Walter Heath had arrived on our return, and he brought the good news that Arther and he both take First Class in their several departments in Trinity College examination, which greatly rejoiced us all. Played whist in the evening.

Thursday 17 June 1875
Clover cut - Arthur, I and Walter walked to Kitlands - 3 little Elliots came to play with Ada. May and Mrs.Dickinson called and played lawn tennis with Arthur and Walter. I went to meet Leo at station, and heard about the State Ball which was a fine sight, Leo met many naval friends.

Thursday 17 June 1875
Brighton Gazette

Sussex County Croquet Club
Spring Prize Meeting

The first, or Spring Meeting, of this club was commenced on Tuesday se'nnight, and brought to a conclusion on Monday. The weather, with the exception of a little rain at the latter part of the week, was most favourable, and the ground looked in very good order, in fact, better than it has done for a long time. This is no doubt attributable to the frequent use of the horse roller; and although the entries for the different events were more numerous than usual, this meeting was satisfactorily brought to an end - - - For the gentlemen's championship no less than seven entered, and, as in the ladies' case, Mr Carter is again the champion. In justice, however, to Mr James Heath, we must remark that, had he played in these matches as he subsequently did in the single handicaps, his chance of success would have been very good. Mr Heath is the well-known Champion of England, and the author of a book upon Croquet, the best that has ever been produced. - - -

In the single handicap some real good play was shown. Mr James Heath, who by this time had become more used to the ground, played in his old form and secured the first prize; and and as Mr Willis was entitled to challenge Mr Carter for the second, - - The Break Prize was won by this gentleman, he scoring no less than 47 points, Mr James Heath making 25. - - -

We append the scores: -
Championship of the Club - Gentlemen.

First Round
Dr Williams beat Rev. D.J.Heath
Mr Carter beat Mr D.L. Heath
Mr Joad beat Mr James Heath - - -

Double Handicap - - Capt. Dundas and Miss Jackson receiving 2 bisqures beat Rev. D. Heath and Miss A.Hatherton.

Single Handicap - First Round
Mr James Heath, giving 4 bisques, beat Mr Izard.
Mrs Davison, receiving 1 bisque, beat Mr Douglas Heath
Rev. D.Heath, giving 5 bisques, beat Miss Flight - - -

Second Round
Mr J. Heath, giving 3 bisques, beat Mrs Davidson
Mr Willis, receiving 2 bisques, beat Rev. D. Heath - - -
Final Rounds
Mr J. Heath, giving 2 bisques, beat Mr Willis
Mr J. Heath, playing even, beat Mr Carter

Friday 18 June 1875
Morning Post

The Sultan of Zanzibar.
His Highness Seyyid Burghash and suite returned to the Alexandra Hotel from Brighton shortly after ten o'clock yesterday morning.

At twelve o'clock he received the Bishop of London and a deputation of clergy men, who presented an address from the Central African Mission. The principal members of his retinue were present, also Dr. Badger, Dr. Kirk, and Mr. Clement Hill.

Afterwards his highness proceeded to Clarence House, St. James., to visit the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, when he was attended by bis principal Minister and other members of his suite, Dr. Badger and Dr. Kirk.

Shortly after four o'clock his highness, attended by Hamed Bin Suleiman .Hamood Bin Mohammed, Naser Bin Saled, Mohammed Bin Suleiman, Dr. Badger, Dr. Kirk, and Mr. Clement Hill, left the Alexandra Hotel in several carriages to visit the Horse Show and other attractions at Alexandra Park, returning to the hotel about eight o'clock.

The Duke of Edinburgh, attended by Commander Lord Ramsay, paid a return visit to his highness in the afternoon at the hotel. Later in the evening his highness was present at Lady Derby's reception. In the course of yesterday the following noblemen and gentlemen paid their respects to his highness :— The Duke of .Richmond, his Excellency Count Munster, the Earl of Malmsbury, the Earl of Carnarvon, Lord Hammond, the Right Hon. Sir Charles B. Adderley, M.P., Colonel the Right Hon. T. E. Taylor, M.P., the Right Hon. Stephen Cave, M.P., Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, Rear-Admiral Sir Leopold Heath, Hon. Percy Wyndham, Sir Percy Burrell, M.P., Colonel Burne (India-office), and the Rev. John James, rector of Avington, Berks, father of a missionary clergyman now at Zanzibar and going to the Lake Nyassa.

Early in the afternoon today his highness and suite will visit the General Port-office in the City, and the visit will no doubt occupy several hours. Tomorrow, at half-past eleven, he will receive an address from the Anti-Slavery Society. On Monday, the 21st, his highness and officers of his retinue will be present at Her Majesty's Opera, and his highness has accepted invitations from the Marchioness of Salisbury and Lady Stanley of Alderley to attend their evening parties on the 26th.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey continues . . .

Friday 18 June 1875
Leo at home so he wandered about the farm. Rain but hay-cutting continues. Walter, Ada and Arthur went to see Mrs.Cazalet's house "Greenhurst." Leo and I continued our wanderings about the farm and woods - music in the evening.

Saturday 19 June 1875
A delicious day - Melle and Ada at their lessons. Leo and I out in the woods and fields again - all lovely - Arthur and Walter went to Kitlands - and then to the station as Walter went away. Leo out alone - Arthur rode to Dorking to call on the Beneckes, Ada busy with Mdlle. I walked down to meet dear Fred -who came for his usual fortnightly exeat from Woolwich and sat by pond till he arrived - shouting to Leo who I descried walking down Moorhurst Road for some purpose. Arthur and Fred went out shooting rabbits.

Sunday 20 June 1875
Very rainy so had prayers at home. Dressed up and we walked and strayed about. Ada and two brothers went up to Kitlands. We all went down with dearest Fred as far as the Pond.

Monday 21 June 1875
Hay cutting continues. Leo to his work again. Mr.Daintree - Ada and I called on the Arbuthnots - and picked up Papa.

Tuesday 22 June 1875
Leo went to London and we three others went to Norwood. Rolfes in the carriage. Met poor Mr.Christie and his four little motherless children looking very sad and desolate. Went from thence to Oakhurst - a very pretty place - Lady Donaldson very nice indeed, Adie charming as ever - Lady Kintour there and son, admired her - Mr.Scott Russel called and talked a long time - very interesting. Leo came and he and Arthur went off to the "Hand in Hand" dinner at Crystal Palace. Ada andI to Aunt Julia's where I had a very pleasant chat - Leo and Arthur joined us - and we all went home - rather tired - I hardly slept - X

Wednesday 23 June 1875
Leo to London - took my flowers to be done - for reception on Friday to the Sultan of Zanzibar at Lord (Weilings?) Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Thursday 24) I drove to Dorking and went over Deep Dene with Mary Hutton who arrived on Wednesday, very pretty - came back and saw the little Elliots and little Lady Frances Churchill at lpay with Ada in our hayfield - by invitation. Latter so pretty like a little bit of China, Dresden or Sévres.

Thursday 24 June 1875
Went up to London with Leo to take my last sitting for picture - then to Moores - dined with them and Graham Esmead. Then with Leo to the Reception at Countess of Derby's - into a heap of fine people, met Dr and Mrs.Kirk - and shook hands with the Sultan of Zanzibar, Seyd Burgash. Leo talked to Lord Ashley, saw Lord Napier but he did not remember us.

Saturday 26 June 1875
Came down with the Penningtons and Mr.and Mrs.Fawcett - and a number of smart people for the party at Moorhurst - went there in the afternoon. It was all very well done and exceedingly pretty. Met Kennedys, gave Mrs.a swing in a hammock. Mrs.Cazalet, Chaldicotts, Youngs, Ladies Legge &c &c.

Sunday 27 June 1875
Went to church, came back with Clara Greenwood - looking very pretty - and she told us about our darling Maykins and Bert, how well and dear they were &c. Caught up Mrs.Elliot and chatted - walked up to Kitlands afterwards and had a talk with Emma and co. Came home and found that Clara and Mrs.Hawkins had called. I was so sorry to miss them! Walked about with Ada and Arthur who caught frogs and toads and kissed them! Leo and May Hutton discoursed in doors.

Monday 28 June 1875
Pouring rain - poor hay! Clover and some is safe in a rick - Went all over the place with Leo and Mary Hutton - very wet - played a game of whist - Mary and I beat Leo and Arthur!

Tuesday 29 June 1875

Leo to London - Arthur to Oxford and Cambridge cricket match at Lords. I went over and had a very nice gossip with that dear Mary Hawkins. Mary Hutton and I meditated a drive to Greenhurst - but rain came on. Mrs.Elliot came and chatted a long time - then we walked down with her to meet Leo. Waited for him in Moorhurst garden. Mrs.Elliot very amusing about Messrs M. and Sankey. Leo came along and I coo-he-'d to him, he joined us - and after looking at the roses - we left.

Thursday 29 June 1875
Epsom Journal
The Sultan of Zanzibar
Among the distinguished persons who visited the Seyyid of Zanzibar last week was Rear-Admiral Sir Leopold Heath K.C.B., of Anstie Bury, near this town.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey continues . . .

Wednesday 30 June 1875
Leo had a holiday. Clara Greenwood came and talked a long time, very pleasantly about Versailles, May and Bertie &c. Mary Hutton left us - Leo and Arthur planted marigolds - very rainy - hay not spoiled yet - Very bad weather all day.

July

Thursday 1 July 1875
Leo to London - rained more or less all day. Miss Julia and Mary Moore called - Arthur went to Kitlands in the evening.

Friday 2 July 1875
Leo to London. I walked out with Mary Moore and Ada, Arthur rode out. Mrs.Arbuthnot and Mrs.Francis called. Arthur and I went to Dorking, picked up Leo and had a very pleasant dinner at the Wylies, very pretty table - and good company. Mr. and Mrs.Phillips - Bovills, and various people.

Saturday 3 July 1875
Rather better weather. Leo walked out with Mary Moore over the farm and then to the Bench - Melle came - Mary Moore and I drove to Brockhurst to see the Rose Show - arrived too early - but met a few friends - Langs - Gordon Clarks - Hawkins &c.

Saturday 3 July 1875
Surrey Advertiser

The Earl and Countess Spencer, and the Earl and Countess Lovelace, the Earl and Countess Somers and Lady Adeline Somers-Cooks, were among the distinguished visitors who paid their respects ot the Queen of the Netherlands, called at her Majesty's hotel on Friday. In the evening the Countess of Derby had a reception in honour of her Majesty, and among the guests were the Sultan of Zanzibar, the Duke of Northumberland, the Right Hon.Sir Bartle and Lady Frere and Misses Frere (2), Sir L. and Lady Heath, Sir Henry Cole, and Lady Rawlinson.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey continues . . .

Sunday 4 July 1875
A horrible cold day - all to church - a walk afterwards with Douglas who called.

Monday 5 July 1875
Mary Moore left us - Leo to London. A star light night walk. Leo read "Unseen World" to us. Arthur to Dorking - after luncheon - before he, Ada and I sat under the birch tree - he reading Theirry. I, Vicar of Wakefield to Ada - while she worked - Clara and Freddy Greenwood, Mr.Dundas and Mary Hawkins came to tea and lawn tennis.

Tuesday 6 July 1875
Lessons with Ada and drove to Dorking with her. Leo to London - we brought him home from the station, saw Mr.Mortimer. I gathered mushrooms with Ada after dinner - and had a charming walk with Leo before dinner.

Tuesday 6 July 1875
Epsom Journal

County Bench - July 3 - Before Admiral Sir Leopold Heath (chairman), Col. Calvert, A. Powell, C. Randall, G.W.Clark, G. Arbuthnot, and W.F. Watson Esqrs.

Being on Licensed Premises at an Unlawful Hour.
Christopher Brown, coachman, was summoned for being on the licensed premises of John Turner, the White Hart Inn, Capel, on the 28th April, at an illegal hour, namely half-past eleven pm. - - -The Magistrates retired to consider their decision, and on coming into court again, the Chairman remarked that the Bench unanimously found the defendant guilty, and fined him 1s. and costs. - Mr Wood gave notice of appeal, and said he would submit to the same penalty in the cases of Charles Andrews, coachman, and John Reeves, painter, who were in the house at the same night and hour.

Stray Cattle - John Smith, farmer, of Holmwood, and also John Farebrother, of the same place, were charged with allowing their cattle to stray in Coldharbour Rd on the 7th inst, and were each fined 5s. and costs.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey continues . . .

Wednesday 7 July 1875
Leo to London. Arthur and I walked down to Moorhurst with Freddy and Clara Greenwood and stayed an hour with Mrs.Elliot. Frank and Mrs.Roscoe came to stay - played at Lawn tennis with them - Leo came home - Arthur and Ada dined at Redlands.

Thursday 8 July 1875
Leo to London - rain again - poor hay! I took a drive with the Roscoes to Leith Hill and went up the Tower. Drove round by Wedgwoods and Ockley - and ended at Moorhurst where we had tea and lawn tennis. Leo joined us there and went on playing - returned home. Douglas dined with us - X

Friday 9 July 1875
Leo to London and the Roscoes left us also - Rained horribly.
Saturday 10 July 1875
Gerard came home for an exeat. Leo and I walked about a little - and dined at Ock Dene (Lord Blandford's) in the evening, met the Hawkins' - pleasant.

Sunday 11 July 1875
Dreadful morning - Ada alone went to church - Leo and all of us walked about and to Kitlands (where we saw Douglas) in the afternoon, very delightful after the storm.

Monday 12 July 1875
Leo to London - Gerard went back to school - school children came to play in the garden - also Anna Elliot came to help Ada. Leo and Arthur walked down to see Lord Blandford's calves.

Tuesday 13 July 1875
Ada and I went to Brighton, saw the halls, and shopped, and Aquarium. Leo went to London. Douglas with us as far as Horsham - came home rather tired.

Wednesday 14 July 1875
Leo to London X. Rained desparately - after meditating sometime - Arthur and I determined to go to Greenhurst to the Cazalet's party - which was very fine - all the neighbours and many from London, Leo with them, met together in this pretty house - we first had a concert - Mde.Sherrington(?) (Santley?) &c &c. Leo and I left - Arthur stayed behind to dance.

Thursday 15 July 1875
Horrible rain again - poor Leo to London - Arthur and I and Ada had a boxing and single stick match!! in the square place - I drew afterwards - Leo came home - and A. went up to Kitlands.

Friday 16 July 1875
Fearful rain again - Leo to London. Herbert came home from Britannia with a "Captain's" Badge.

Friday 16 July 1875
Hour.

The Central Bank of London (Limited)
The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Sir Leopold Heath in the chair.

Mr Alfred Marks, (the secretary) read the notice convening the meeting, and the report of the directors was taken as read. It stated that the available balance was £9,260 11s 10d., out of which it was proposed to pay a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum, to add £1,500 to the reserve fund, which would thereby be raised to £21,500, and to carry forward a balance of £3,760 11s 10d.

The Chairman said there was no item on the accounts calling for special remark, but it might be interesting if he compared the accounts of the present half-year with those of the corresponding half-year of 1874, as it would show the general progress the bank was making. The total amount due on current and deposit accounts in the balance-sheet ending the 30th June, 1874, was £711,000, while it was not £794,000; the reserve fund at the former date stood at £15,000, and it now stood at £20,000. The gross profit made during the half-year, after providing for estimated losses by bad and doubtful debts, was £18,270 in 1874, as against £20,707 in this half year.

The item which was most interesting to shareholders, that of net profit, was not put in the balance sheet in exactly so clear a manner as he himself personally should like, inasmuch as the sum carried over from last half-year appeared in those profits, and to get at the actual net profits made during the half-year they must deduct the sum carried over from the previous half-year in both cases. - - -

Two events of interest to the shareholders had occurred during the past six months: the first was they had taken possession of their new building at Blackfriars, and the second was that a new director had been elected. Having referred to the valuable services rendered to the bank by Mr Latten, the general manager, and staff, and mentioned that no losses had been incurred from the recent heavy failure, he moved the adoption of the report. Mr Rhodes seconded the motion, which was put and carried without discussion.

On the motion of Mr Atrel, seconded by Mr Hammack, a vote of thanks was passed to the manager and staff, and after a similar compliment to the chairman and directors, the meeting broke up.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey continues . . .

Saturday 17 July 1875
Leo stayed at home - and we wandered about and dined at the Hawkins' met Drummonds and Key and Lawrences.

Sunday 18 July 1875
We all went to church, and in an overpowering body to Kitlands afterwards.

Monday 19 July 1875
Leo again in to harness. Met him at the station - Called at Oak Dene and the (Casste's?) and dropped Leo - went on to Dorking with Herbert, shopped and returned - Mrs.Wilson and Miss.Powys called - Whatmans and Maldens came over and played lawn tennis. H. & I returned - I walked about with Leo - a little.

Tuesday 20 July 1875
Leo to London. Arthur, I, Ada and Herbert had a game at tennis - the three went up to bathe - and I domesticated - went out calling on Mrs.Mortimer and Mrs.Kerrich, found the latter at home, had a chat with her - came round by station to pick up Leo, found he had already arrived; greeted a carriage load of Cazalets - met Messrs Hawkins and Chaldicott.

Wednesday 21 July 1875
Rain again. Leo to London - and we to tennis in the rain! Hopeless weather - wretched hay and crops! Did not go to Mrs.Evelyn's.

Thursday 22 July 1875
Ada and I called at Kitlands, Cazalets. Fred came home. Found Fred had arrived from Woolwich.

Friday 23 July 1875
Leo went by afternoon train to London en route for Wiltshire to visit some "Huggin's" estates. Fred and I drove to Dorking, shopping - novel reading in the evening.

Saturday 24 July 1875
Boys played lawn tennis, shot rats and worked - I walked to Mrs.Nash and Rolands and came home - Leo came home earlier - with a joke about damaged plates, and people who lived by Chipp en-am - which we all thought very clever.

Sunday 25 July 1875
Church - met the Hawkis, a nice walk afternwards.

Monday 26 July 1875
Leo to his labour - and boys to their lessons - Ada, Mr.Daintree - I called at the station for Leo - (having called with Arthur in the morning on Mary Hawkins - found Mrs.Lonsdale and Mrs.Sedgwick at home - agreeable chat.) - and went on with him to see Mrs.Williams, found her in her verandah - very funny little woman - not to carefully dressed - but pleasant - Herbert and Ada drove in the pony chaise and fetched Gerard from the station who had returned from school - games in the evening.

Tuesday 27 July 1875
Sad event - poor old Wasp - the canine friend of 12 years was found dead in his kennel - great affection manifested by Ada and Arthur - he was buried - and flowers planted - I throwing spadefuls. on his grave - poor clever old dog - many memories are buried with him. Hay all carried in at last in very fair condition, considering what a wetting it has gone through. Frank Roscoe and wife stayed with us.

Wednesday 28 July 1875
Leo had a holiday - we walked all over the farm and woods - Arthur went to Marlborough and Rugby cricket match at Lord's.

Thursday 29 July 1875
Leo to his labour again. Arthur came home, having slept at Mrs.Benecke's. A.Loring also came from Portsmouth for the day - looking just the same - Gerard and I drove to Dorking shopping - Cootie Cazalet came to stay - Leo home late - and A.Loring went off. Rambles in the evening and lawn tennis all day.

Friday 30 July 1875
Leo to work again - Girls and boys up early arranging flowers for me; I attended Gerard with his electric machine - and played duets - very warm - and delicious now - Leo came home - and Henry Loring, Charlotte and Nele came to stay. Douglas, Margaret Whatman - and Mr.Young dined - dancing and vingt et un - in the evening and a merry one.

Saturday 31 July 1875
Lawn tennis all the morning. Dora and Maidy Cazalet came to fetch Cookie away. Mrs.Elliot and Anna came to ask us to have tea on Leith Hill - Elder boys all went to a Holmwood Cricket Match - Ada, Gerard and Herbert went to Moorhurst for the picnic, I drove Charlotte to Wooton and came round by Holmwood - taking up Leo and Henry from the cricket field.

August
Sunday 1 August 1875
All to church - Boys walked to Leith Hill afterwards - Henry and Leo to Redlands to see Mary Hawkins - Afterwards we took a ramble about the fields - Henry and wife went to church in the eveing. Hymns in the evening - photos.

Monday 2 August 1875
Lawn tennis and strolling - The Lorings left us - Arthur and Gerard went out riding - Leo, I and Ada went to see Lord Blandford's cow house and &c. and called on Mary Hawkins - Colonel and Mrs.Calvert and Miss.Edmonstone called and had tea and invited us to go to them on Wednesday.

Tuesday 3 August 1875
Leo to harness again. Lessons &c. Ada and I drove out and called on Mrs.Elliot, found her at home and discoursed - Mrs.Wickham out - and Mrs.Peile out - shopped - and met Mrs.Elliot in the Lews and Allenby of Dorking - came home via station, met Mr.Hawkin who told us Leo was not there - showed us a 100 yr old gold piece - we came back to Anstie and found Mary Hawkins and Miss Amy Hales - came to say goodbye. Whist in the evening - Heard, in the morning from Woolwich - that Fred had gained 10 places - and is promoted 8th in the 4th Class.

Wednesday 4 August 1875
Leo to London - Herbert drove him down - while I (sewed pocket ofs?)-to him - uproarious lessons, and general merriment amongst the young me! Ada, I, Herbert and Gerard went and had tea with the Calverts at the pool Park farm. Fred and Arthur dined at Kitlands

Thursday 5 August 1875
Leo to London - lessons - Herbert did up Army and Navy with me. Fred and I went to Fredley, Mrs.Drummonds Garden Party - picking up Leo at West Humble Station. It rained - otherwise party would have been very pleasant as all the neighbourhood was there.

Friday 6 August 1875
Leo, I and boys walked out called at Moorhurst and saw Mrs.Elliot and chatted with her - Mrs.Bovill called with Gertrude and two boys to beat up recruits fro Cricket, captured Herbert - After luncheon Ada, I and Leo walked to Oak Dene. Had a nice chat with Lady Blandford - and walked over Lord Blandford's farm with her - returned to the house and had tea and walked home - I went out with the boys afterwards - and strolled about wile they raced &c. Archie Wickham called in the dusk about cricket - Fred and Arthur walked to Leith Hill in the afternoon - Mr.Hooke came to teach Gerard.

Saturday 7 August 1875
We stayed at home and had a visit from Lady Lawrence - and expected our dear Children home from France, who duly arrived - at 8.30 about (May and Bert) both looking very well and improved general rejoicing.

Sunday 8 August 1875
All nine of us to church - Mrs.Elliot walked home with us most of the way - slightly sarcastic as usual. Walked to Anstiebury in the evening as it was very hot. Hymns in the evening.

Monday 9 August 1875
Leo and I walked out - May busy resettling herself - lawn tennis - Leo and I dined at Kitlands to meet Bishop Utterton and wife.

Tuesday 10 August 1875
Leo and his three sons. Fred, Herbert and Gerard went to London, the 3 latter to the Dentist! and then to sight seeing I hope - May, I and Bert went to see the Wickhams - at home and May talked to the Vicar about Protestantism and Catholics. Then to Kitlands discourse with Margaret, then to meet Leo at the station. Three boys came and May's new hat! The boys had seen Tower of London, Westminste Abbey - and dentist - had much fun. Arthur went to dine at Lyne and amused himself with talking to a rather fast Miss Southern - chess.

Wednesday 11 August 1875
Rain. Leo to London - did not go to the Bovill's picnic - young Mr.Wilson walked over from Betchworth to see Bert, Herbert and Fred. Lawn tennis - Mrs.Elliot called with Mabel and talked about the intended picnic. Leo came in - girls returned from Dorking.

Thursday 12 August 1875
Awful day! No tea in Anstibury, hopeless weather! Leo to London - cleared up afterwards - and Broadwoods, Calverts, Mrs.Kennedy, Mrs.Elliot and children and two little Churchills came and played Lawn tennis - also Cazalets and Mrs.(Mimfiled, Meinfield?) &c. to tea. Mrs.Hawkins also came for a little time. Conversation with Mrs.Elliot.

Friday 13 August 1875
Leo to London - Marion, Ada, Fred and Arthur to school feast at Holmwood. Lord Blandford called in the morning. Leo came home late.

Saturday 14 August 1875
Leo at home. Lord Blandford came to see him in the morning - Fred to the dentist in London - Arthur, Herbert and Bert to cricket on the Holmwood. Leo and Marion to garden party at the Benecke's. Ada, Fred and Gerard to lawn tennis at the Penningtons. I stayed solitary at home and very dull. They all came home while I was out in the woods with Zoe.

Saturday 14 August 1875
West Surrey Times.

Dorking Herald - Dorking - Petty Sessions - Saturday
(Before Admiral Sir Leopold Heath, chairman: sir Trevor Lawence, Sir Walter Farquahar, Hon. E.F. Leveson-Gower M.P., C. Randall Esq., and Col. Calvert.)

Alleged Indecent Assault on a Girl.
James Rowland, farm labourer, on bail, was charged with an indecent assault on Harriet Alm Manfield, at Wotton, on the 28th July.

Mr Hubert Wood, of the firm of Wood and Hare, solicitors, Redhill and London defended.
Mr Hart (the Magistrates Clerk) read over the evidence of the prosecutrix taken at a previous sitting. - - It was clear that the girl and two or three boys were larking together,as young people will do; and the defendant, not being sober, and being a stranger to the girl, committed a serious assault in interfering with her as he did. They fined him £2, and £1 12s 6d costs, or two month's hard labour. The money was paid.

Another Assault, - Thomas King, labourer, was summoned for assaulting Thomas William Tuper, at the Holmwood, Dorking on July 25th. It appeared there had been a feud between the two men for some time, and by way of settling the defendant administered a black eye to the plaintiff. He admitted the offence but pleaded the plaintiff had knoced his hat off and otherwise provoked him some time previously.
Fined 10s. and 11s. 6d. costs, or one month's hard labour. Paid.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey continues . . .

Sunday 15 August 1875
All to Church, came home with Lord Blandford, Miss Peile, Mrs.Elliot and Mrs.Hawkins. Leo walked with the boys to see some woods - I, May, Ada and Arthur to Kitlands - Fred stayed at home - he and Arthur called before at the Nichols.

Monday 16 August 1875
Very warm. Miss Harriet Moore came - May and I drove out to callon the Evelyns and Penningtons, found Mary Evelyn and brother at home - all three rather 'fast' young people - went also to see site for picnic. Leo went to Kitlands.

Tuesday 17 August 1875
Leo to London - Douglas called on Miss Moore - we all stayed about the garden and then May, I, Arthur and Fred went up to Denbies garden party. Very pretty indeed - all the county there - met all our friends and neighbours. Arthur and Fred went back with the Broadwoods to Lyne for balls and archery party &c. Quiet evening and all very tired.

Saturday 17 August 1875
Surrey Advertiser

Dorking.
Party at Greenhurst.
Mr. and Mrs.Clement Cazalet gave a large afternoon party at their new and splendid residence, Greenhurst, Capel on Wednesday last. Mr.Santley and other distinguished artistes performed the following programme to the large company, which included Mr. and Mrs.Arbuthnot, the Misses and Mr.James Broadwood, Major G.H.Cazalet, Lieut-Colonel and Mrs.Calvert, Mr.Arthur and the Misses Chaldicott (Holmwood), Rev.J.H. Coward, Captain and Mrs Colguhoun, Mr.Crofton, Mr., Mrs., and Misses Dobson, Rev. and Mrs.F.P.Du Santory, Mrs.Rhode Hawkins, Sir Leopold and Lady Heath, Mr.Arthur and Miss Heath, Mr.Jardine, Rev. and Mrs.L.S. Kennedy, Miss Norman Smith, Mr. and the Misses Kerrich, Mr.and Mrs.Mortimer, Mr.and Mrs. C.Mortimer, Mrs. Gough Nichols, Mr.and Mrs.J. B. Nichols., and Miss Morgan, Rev. and Mrs. T.R.O'Flahertie, Mr.and Mrs. A.Powell, Mr.Clement and Miss Powell, Mr.and Mrs.Sconce, Mr. Lee Steere M.P., Mr. and Mrs.Henry Lee Steere, Mrs.Farnell Watson and Miss Imnes, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wise &c. - - - Subsequently to the concert there was a dance the company separating at a late hour.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey continues . . .

Wednesday 18 August 1875
Leo to London, May drove him down. I drove with Harriet Moore and picked up Leo at the station - Bert, Gerard and Herbert went trout fishing at Kitlands. Douglas dined with us.

Thursday 19 August 1875
Fine day - Leo to London. Harriet Moore left us - Fred and Arthur returned from Lyne - and all but Arthur and I went off to a picnic with Aunt Emma - pouring rain afterwards - Mrs.Elliot came up with dear little Mabel and had tea and chatted a long time. Leo came home and he was obliged to go off in the rain after all.

Friday 20 August 1875
Leo to London - fine day - We all went with cart of provisions and Mrs.Hawkin's carriage to Broadmoor - a lovely spot amongst tall Scotch firs, heather and fern - where we met a number of friends also provided with eatables - Cazalets, Elliots, Penningtons, Pieles, Metcalfs, Wickhams, Calverts, Kerridges, Nichols and Evelyns and passed a merry happy day. Young ones playing at Prisoners base - Dumb Crumbs &c. Old ones walking - we numbered about 67 - Leo and Mr.Hawkins joined us - and we all got home about eight o'clock.

Saturday 21 August 1875
Arthur went off to Scotland on a visit to a friend Mr.Macpherson, who lives at Belleville, Kingassis - we all stayed at home and wandered about all day.

Sunday 22 August 1875
All to church - and returned with Moorhurst party and Mr.Hawkins - George Whatmans and Douglas called. Also Uncle James (Harrions) telling us of all his discoveries at his borough in Leamington - amongst ancient camps of 2000 years. We walked late afterwards.

Monday 23 August 1875
Leo and I went to inspect Mrs.Kerriche's wood and Trouts and in the afternoon went to call on (Garbetts?) and have tea and Kitlands with Julia.

Tuesday 24 August 1875
Leo to London - May and Fred went to fetch Anna Elliot to dine and she played all day with Ada and the "boys" Fred, May and Bertie went to Broome Hall for tennis and I received visitors - James Harrison for tennis, Bertha Broadwood, Mrs.Mortimer, Mrs.Young, and Admiral and Mrs Kennedy who had tea. Leo came home to see the last.

Wednesday 25 August 1875
Leo to London. Bert and I sketched and in the evening we dined at Moorhurst, meeting the Penningtons and Mr and Mrs.rose, Mrs.Elliot's sister and husband - pleasant evening. A letter from poor Morton Eden.

Thursday 26 August 1875
Leo to London, and after luncheon Ada, Bert, Fred, Herbert and I went to Greenehurst for the afternoon where we met most of the neighbourhood, had tea and saw the house.

Friday 27 August 1875
Leo to London and went afterwards to Moorhurst with us - Where we met several people - and passed with lawn tennis talk and music and elegant supper a very pleasant afternoon and evening.

Saturday 28 August 1875
Herbert left for Britannia, to our great regret. It rained very much in the afternoon, so we could not go to Brockham Warren - Leo went to Dorking on Mrs.Elliot's business.

Sunday 29 August 1875
All to church. Mrs.Elliot and her sister and brother Mr. and Mrs.Rose - very nice - came to tea and we all took a delightful walk to Ambrose (bow?) and home.

Monday 30 August 1875
Mr.Daintree. Did accounts and walked afterwards - girls and boys to play tennis at Kitlands - Leo and I to tea there and chat - and afterwards to Moorhurst to see about a walk for Mrs.Elliot. Mrs.Wickham and (John?) came in while we were there, a merry talk with Mrs.Wickham.

Tuesday 31 August 1875
Leo to London - Girls to Dorking. Gerard busy about his lathe - Fred, Bert and I went sketching.

September.

Wednesday 1 September 1875
Leo stayed at home. Fred and Bertie went shooting over Trouts Weller. Leo,I, May and Ada with Jim - over Anstie and made O - Very hot and delicious day - Boys came back having amused themselves very much.

Thursday 2 September 1875
May, I and Leo dined at Lyne, meeting Captain Sir Edmond and Lady Commerell K.C.B., a very agreeable party - liked Mr.Broadwood - May sang very nicely, also Mrs.Lee Steere &c. &c.

Friday 3 September 1875
Leo went to London - a great many people called - Mrs.Elliot came and took me out a drive over the Holmwood.

Saturday 4 September 1875
Leo and I walked over Trouts with Mrs.Elliot - Leo almost persuaded to see - all of us went to a party at the Youngs - garden first and dancing in a huge tent afterwards.

Sunday 5 September 1875
All to church and met Mrs.Hawkins and Mrs.Elliot. Leo went to Kitlands alone.

Monday 6 September 1875
Leo at home - I stayed at home. Mrs.Elliot called with Mabel and concluded agreement for little purchase of land from Leo - May, Fred and Bert went to Greenehurst fora party - and afterwards to the Youngs - where Ada and Gerard were already - they stayed till 10.

Tuesday 7 September 1875
Leo and Bert to London - I stayed at home - Fred went to Lyne for an Archery dance. Lady Macdonald and Miss Amy Hales called. Leo came home early - and Bert later with a tooth out. My portrait arrived on Saturday and was liked. Arthur and his sisters went to Kitlands.

Wednesday 8 September 1875
Leo to London - I at home - Fred returned.

Thursday 9 September 1875
Leo to London and we entertained a little tea party in Foxglove corner - 3 Whatmans, 2 Cazalets, Evelyn Broadwood, all very merry, and played on the lawn afterwards. Leo joined us. Mrs Cazalet and Mrs.Halson called.

Friday 10 September 1875
Bert and Leo to town to dentist again. May and I called on various people - X

Saturday 11 September 1875
Walked about the place with Leo - all day - boys went cricketing and girls drove out to Dorking.

Saturday 11 September 1875
Surrey Advertiser.

Holmwood
Garden Party and Ball at Grandon Lodge
On Saturday afternoon, an entertainment was given by J.Young Esq. at his residence Grandon Lodge, Holmwood, to which a large number of the gentry and elite of the neighbourhood were invited.

The guests commenced to arrive about four o'clock and were entertained in a spacious room erected in an adjoining meadow, and measured about fifty feet by thirty feet; from the house this was an awning about 40 feet in length, being well lighted with half circle wall lights and the walls lined with rich crimson cloth on which mirrors were fixed; while at either end were flags and trophies, giving to the whole a very beautiful effect, especially when filled with an elegant and numerous company. As a matter of course the resources and hospitality of the of the esteemed owner of Grandon Lodge were dealt out unsparingly, and a most sumptuous supper, with refreshments both ample and recherche were served out during the evening.

The dancing was prolonged to rather a late hour on Saturday night, when the company separated, having spend a very delightful afternoon and evening. - - Appended is a list of some of the guests:- Sir Leopold and Lady Heath and family, Rev.E.D.Wickham, Mrs.Wickham and family, - - Mr. and Mrs. John Bruce Nichols, Mr.Kerrich, Misses Kerrich, - - Mr.and Mrs.Percy Mortimer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mortimer, Mr.H.Mortimer, Misses Chaldicott, Mr.Arthur Chaldicott, Mr.and the Misses Cazalet, Mr. and Mrs.Pennington and friends, the Misses Bents, - - Mrs.Gough Nichols and family, Mrs.Elliot, Mr.Maddon, - - -

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey continues . . .

Sunday 12 September 1875
Very warm, delicious weather - boys and girls went to North Holmwood Church. Leo and I alone to ours - Came back with Mrs.Elliot and her father-in-law Sir George Elliot. We took a walk afterwards. Douglas came to see us.

Monday 13 September 1875
Poor Cuthbert to the dentist again. Leo and I wandered about - and went to Trouts and Kitlands besides the woods and &c. Arthur and May also went to Kitlands - we all joined afterwards. Ada and Fred drove off on a visit to Greenehurst before this.

Tuesday 14 September 1875
Leo to London - Bert spent the whole day at Kitlands. May and I walked to Redlands and Moorhurst - all out - Arthur rode out and I dined with the Fullers at the Rookery - rather dull.

Wednesday 15 September 1875
Still most lovely weather - Leo went to London - May to Greenehurst to join the others. Bert to Kitlands. Arty and I solitary.

Thursday 16 September 1875
Busy packing up dear Bert. Leila Wickham called about singing - Leo to London - I saw Bert off from Holmwood en route to St.Cloud (Madame de la Ferriers's) and most to the Poissons - where we hope he will do well - dear sweet old fellow. Fred and girls returned from Greenehurst where they had had a very happy visit. I payed all sorts of visits at Ockley. Picked up Leo and station.

Saturday 16 September 1875
Morning Post.

An extraordinary general meeting of the Javali (Mining) Company was held at the City Terminus Hotel today - Sir Leopold Heath K.C.B., in the chair.

The report stated that the steam-engine sent out in 1874 had been working throughout the greater part of the dry season, resulting in considerable profit beyond that made in the corresponding half of 1874.The gross returns for the current six months amounted to £6,123, as against £3,614 for the same period of 1874.

The chairman called the attention of the shareholders to the improvement in the company's affairs, and trusted the report would be regarded as satisfactory. For his own part he was almost tired of the very sanguine anticipations of the fact, but he could not refrain on that occasion from adding another to the list. He had to state that the 10 new stamps that had been talked of for the past two years had been erected and 30 stamps were not at work, all the necessary machinery being at the mine, and there was nothing to prevent the steady progress of the company. Provided sufficient labour was secured and no more revolutions took place the work at the mine would be continuous, and continuous working meant monthly remittances of £1.590 each. - - - -

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey continues . . .

Friday 17 September 1875
Leo and walked about. Lilly Cazalet came to stay - Arthur went off to Dorking driven by Fred, en route to Foxwarren, and (Lady Mondham?) (the Eyre's) Leo and I took a very delicious drive to call on the Chamingtons at Tillingbourne - whist in the evening.

Saturday 18 September 1875
Still most enchanting summer weather. Leo, I and Lilly went to a garden party at the Gordons, rather dull.

Sunday 19 September 1875
All to church but May - William, Willy and Douglas called.

Monday 20 September 1875
Lilly went away - and I was emprisoned with rheumatism or something. Sir John and Lady Gough and Mrs.Arthuthnot called and had tea - and walked about the garden.
Tuesday 21 September 1875
Spent the whole live long day in bed - Leo to London. The Chamingtons called.

Wednesday 22 September 1875
Better - Leo to London - girls very merry over dear Fred's portmanteau - packing, he left us after luncheon for Woolwich - May went to the Benecke's for singing class. Looking very pretty on her 19th birthday. Papa and girls drove to Harvest Supper.

Thursday 23 September 1875
Leo to London. Girls and I did lessons and trimmed up winter hats, mingled with conversation - rainy all day.

Globe

Wednesday 23 September 1875

Sir Henry Thurston Holland, who was yesterday elected member for Midhurst in the Conservative interest, in the place of Mr Charles G. Perceval, now Earl of Egmont, is the elder son of the late eminent physician, Sir Henry Holland, of Brook St (who died last autumn), by his first wife, Margaret Emma, fourth daughter of the late Mr James Caldwell of Linley-wood, Staffordshire.

He was born in 1825, and was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took the usual degrees. In Michaelmas Term, 1840, he was called to the bar at the Inner Temple,and in 1867 was appointed legal adviser to the Colonial Office.

He has been Assistant Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies since 1870, but this post he resigned in order to become a candidate for the representation of the borough. Sir Henry T. Holland has been twice married - firstly to the daughter of Mr Nathaniel Hibbert, of Munden House, Hertfordshire, and secondly to a daughter of Sir Charles E Trevalyan K.C.B.

His election for the borough of Midhurst makes no difference in the state of political parties, as Mr Percival, like himself, was a Conservative. - - - continues - -

Friday 24 September 1875
Morning Post.

The City Officers Company
The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the City Offices Company was held yesterday at the offices of the company, Palmerston Buildings, Bishopsgate St, for the purpose of receiving a report and statement of accounts from the board of directors.Alderman Sir Thomas Dakin occupied the chair.

Mr J. Strike, the secretary, having read the notice calling the meeting, presented the report of the directors upon the operations of the past half year, which stated that the half-yearly accounts of the company made up to the 30th June last, which had been duly audited, showed a balance to the credit of profit and loss of £4,816, out of which they recommended the payment of a dividend of 4s. 6d per share, which would require the sum of £3,825, and leave £991 to be carried to the next account.

The rentals accrued in the half year ending the 30th June last showed an increase of £1,219 over those for the corresponding period of last year.

The Chairman said that the report had the merit of being very brief, and, though he had not much to say to the shareholders, yet the circumstances might excuse his going a little more into detail. Taking the past six months altogether they could not feel dissatisfied, for it had, as every one engaged in commercial pursuits knew, been a very bad one for trade generally, and though the shareholders and the directors might have been very glad if the lettings had been larger, still there was really no cause for complaint. - - Of that total the unlet premises in Great Tower St for only £40; the Lombard St buildings, £620; the Clements House, Clement's Lane, and Lombard

Court figured for £935. - - He concluded by moving the adoption of the report and accounts. Mr Paul Margetson briefly seconded the motion. Some slight discussion of a conversational character ensured in which Mr Leo Schuster, Sir Leopold Heath, Mr Bolton, and Mr Astrill took part. - - -

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey continues . . .

Friday 24 September 1875
Leo and I went shopping to London - May to Holmwood Vicarage to practice singing with Leila. Afterwards to Kitlands - Leo dined alone there to meet Garbetts - Thunderstorm and severe lightning at night.

Saturday 25 September 1875
Leo to London - May to Vicarage - foot and mouth disease bad all round us - we are free for the present. Arthur returned from his visits to Foxwarren and the Eyres'.

Sunday 26 September 1875
To church - and Hector, the cold, eat quick lime, and burnt his mouth! Leo and I and Arthur walked to Kitlands, and William came here. We looked at the improvements at Kitlands.

Monday 27 September 1875
Leo and I walked about and then drove to Elderslie to call on Lady Gough - not at home - "Oliver Twist" in the evening.

Tuesday 28 September 1875
Leo to London, Mrs.Pennington and Mr.Hopgood, M.P. called, pleasant talk. Arthur dined at the Benecke's and slept. "Oliver Twist" and music and "rule of three" for us.

Wednesday 29 September 1875
Leo to London. Arthur came home accompanied by his friend Mr.Matthews - came to luncheon - played at lawn tennis and walked about. Leila and Agnes Wickham called - May went to the singing class with Leila Wickham at the Beneckes'. Dined at the Vicarage - to meet Armstrongs.

Thursday 30 September 1875
Leo to London. Fanny and Richard Crofton came to stay.

October

Friday 1 October 1875
Rain and stayed at home and read "Oliver Twist" in the evening

Saturday 2 October 1875
Leo and Arthur went to shoot at the Cazalets - Greenehurst - poured with rain - the Croftons got out a little with Ada. Leo and Arthur came home rather wet. Fred, D. and C.Crofton came from the Academy. Jim Broadwood and the two Whatmans dined - dancing and charades in the evening.

Sunday 3 October 1875
A horrible day, Fanny, nevertheless went to Church - alone - Mr.Hoare came, we stayed indoors and played at "words." The 3 dear Cadets left us again for Woolwich.
Monday 4 October 1875
Leo and Mr.Hoare left us for London. Fanny and I called at Moorhurst and the Vicarage, and shopped in Dorking - "Oliver Twist" and music in the evening.

Tuesday 5 October 1875
Sad anniversary! Leo to London, drenching rain - Richard Crofton and wife walked out in spite and afterwards Fanny and I drove to call on Mrs.Farrer, Abinger Hall - called on Mrs.Barclay on the way and met the Bovills.

Wednesday 6 October 1875
Everybody walked about in different directions. Arthur out shooting - Croftons to see Vigo. Leo to London &c. Colonel and Mrs.Calvert and Mr.and Mrs. Waters(?) dined - we asked (but received refusals) Mrs.Elliot, Mr.Charles Barclay, Mr and Mrs.Farnell Watson and Mr. and Mrs.Wiley - cheap civility! Evening pleasant.

Thursday 7 October 1875
Leo went off to London and then to Oldham to see aTurbine Wheel for Javali mine. I lay in bed all day. Fanny drove out with the girls to Kitlands and over the hills.

Friday 8 October 1875
Fanny and May went to luncheon with the Cazalets - I stayed in bed - Arthur and Richard Crofton shot rabbits - Leo came home late.

Saturday 9 October 1875
Arthur went off to shoot at Lyne (Broadwoods) and Leo to Henfold (Farnell Watsons). Mrs.Cubitt and Mrs.Elliot and Daisy called - tea and chat - Arthur, self and May dined - at (F.Watsons?) met home party and Mr.Cazalet - I talked of game cocks and bantems to Mrs.Farnell Watson junior, on my right and market gardens &c. to Mr.Farnell Watson senior on my left. A little music in the evening and talk - very cold.

Sunday 10 October 1875
Leo and I stayed at home - the three "children" to church - and Leo and his bairns walked to Kitlands afterwards.

Monday 11 October 1875
Leo walked about - and I read "Twelfth Night" to girls while they worked. Arthur went to shoot at Lyne.

Tuesday 12 October 1875
Leo to London, and Ada and I to luncheon at the Farrer's Abinger Hall, pleasant - Arthur went to Cambridge.

Wednesday 13 October 1875
Leo to London, rained, I think, all day. Leo, Ada and I called on Mortimers, Penningtons (etc?) I got some tropical leaves for May to paint from and then to Kitlands where I found Emma, Frances Whatman and party at home.

Thursday 14 October 1875
Leo to London - poured with rain. 3 little Elliots came and spent the afternoon with Ada - cooking and Magi Music.

Friday 15 October 1875
Leo to London - May and I drove out to call at Lyne and invite Lucy. Nobody at home - and then finished at Mrs.Farnell Watson's where we had tea and chat - "Oliver Twist" every evening.

Saturday 16 October 1875
A fair day. Leo and I walked about a little - and May and Ada drove to Dorking. A.Loring, Fred and Caldwell Crofton came "per normal" for the usual visit, singing in the evening.

Sunday 17 October 1875
All to church - and all a walk afterwards - George and William Whatman came to see my portrait - All our dear fellows left us at the usual time.

Monday 18 October 1875
Arthur's birthday - 21 years old! Walked a little with Leo - May and I drove to the Dobson's and called on Mrs.Wise and had tea and chat and looked at some good flower painting.

Tuesday 19 October 1875
Leo to London - lessons - May and I drove to Mrs.Benecke's singing class - I did not much admire the voices of the Teacher - chatted a little with Mrs.Mortimer and had tea, and a very damp drive back - "Oliver Twist" and music.

Wednesday 20 October 1875
Very damp - Leo to Londond - and we three to our avocations - drawing - letter writing - accounts - French and German lessons - &c. &c. Leo came home. "Oliver Twist" music and a little sleep on my part!

Thursday 21 October 1875
A stormy day - Ada and I went to Mde Michan's dancing class. The first lesson of ten - which was very pleasant. Met Mrs.Bosanquet(?) and Mrs.Bovill - shopped and came home - dreadeful rain in the afternoon - poor chest can not be (torn?) yet!

Friday 22 October 1875
Worse - we expected Frances Whatman and little Arthur to luncheon, but the weather was too dreadful - girls arranged the studio. The new waggonette arrived - we all went up to see it - it gave infinite satisfaction.

Saturday 23 October 1875
Melle. Lang resumed her lessons - also Mr.Daintree - Leo and I drove up and down in the new carriage and went to see Mr.Wickham's new water-works - Leo and I walked to Kitlands in afternoon and had a long chat with Emma, Frances &c. settled that May was to go up to learn to read off songs at sight.

Sunday 24 October 1875
All to church - came home with Mrs.Elliot and children - settled Ada was to hold out with them sometimes - William called to see new Omnibus, Douglas called also and discoursed with me while Leo and girls were out.

Monday 25 October 1875
Cold weather beginning but dry. Leo went to London. May to Kitlands to learn to read music. Ada to walk with Elliots minor, and joined May. I went to call at Denbies on Mrs.Cubitt, found her at home - and begged for some hot house flowers for May - she was most kind, and we got all we wanted, had tea and chat - and came home late and found Leo returned.

Tuesday 26 October 1875
Very cold North East wind, lessons - drawing - Leo to London.

Wednesday 27 October 1875
John Heath came to stay.

Thursday 28 October 1875
We wall went to the dancing class.

Friday 29 October 1875
Ada went a walk with the Elliots. We went walking with Leo - May and I went to the Chorus class in Dorking and liked it very much.

Saturday 30 October 1875
I called on Mary Hawkins and had a nice chat - girls walked out.

Sunday 31 October 1875
We all went to Ockley Church to avoid the Irish Ch. Mission at Holmwood - in the afternoonn we went up to Kitlands to say goodbye to Emma - Douglas called.

Monday 1 November 1875
Julia H, Leo and I went to Millland to see Uncle John (Heath) - found him fairly well, met Colonel Calvert in the train.

Tuesday 2 November 1875
Leo and I returned - parting at Guildford - he went on to London and I to my two dear girls at home - more rain - and more difficulty about sewing the wheat - Mrs.Elliot called.

Tuesday 2 November 1875
Epsom Journal

The Licensing Act
At the Surrey Sessions, on Monday, before Mr W.Hardman, Christopher Brown, the coachman to Lady Macdonald, Holmwood Knoll, appealed against a conviction by the Justices of Dorking for being in a public-house during prohibited hours. The conviction in question was given on July 3rd by Sir Leopold Heath and a Bench of Magistrate:. —Mr. Oppenheim appeared for the appellant, and Mr. Lilley appeared for the Justices, instructed by their clerk (Mr. John Hart).—The case for the respondents, or Justices, was that on the evening of the 28 th April Police-sergeant Bishop, of the County Police, was passing the White Hart Tavern, Bear Green, near Dorking, about 35 minutes past 11, when he heard singing. He at once went and knocked at the door, and after a lapse of ten minutes the landlord, John Turner, let him in, and on going upstairs he found 17 men, besides members of Mr. Turner’s family. The names and addresses of the men were taken, and some of them, including appellant, were summoned before the Magistrates and convicted. Mr. Turner was also summoned, but the summons against him was dismissed.

—Mr. Oppenheim, on behalf of the appellant, submitted to the Bench that under the 25th section of the Licensing Act, 1872, his client was not liable, because of the exceptions made therein. The appellant was asked to go into this tavern by the proprietor a week before the night in question. He went, and did not pay a farthing for anything he had while there. Now, if he was liable, then he was afraid that if a medical man was called into the house, and was seen by a constable, he also would be liable.—Mr. Turner, landlord of the tavern, said that knowing the appellant for four years, a week before the 28th of April he asked him and some others to come and have a song together. They came, and went upstairs, where malt liquor and tobacco were given them. - - - - inasmuch as he could only E.:lv:. the names of seven or eight of the persons there.—-Chairman said that the appeal would be allowed, and the conviction of the Court below was accordingly quashed.—Mr. Oppenheim applied for costs against the justices, but the Chairman refused the application.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey continues . . .

Wednesday 3 November 1875
Leo to London - I spent the day in bed - girls walked out - Leo came back and went alone to dine at Grenehurst.

Thursday 4 November 1875
Leo to shoot at Broome Hall and girls to dancing class - we stayed quiet and tried to puzzle of 15 girls.

Thursday 4 November 1875
Morning Post

Javali Mining - An extraordinary general meeting of this company was held at the officer yesterday. Sir Leopold Heath in the chair - when the resolutions passed on the 15th October altering the articles of association, limiting the number of the directors without the consent of a general meeting, fixing their holding at 200 shares, and limiting the amount of their remuneration to £300 per annum, to be increased to £500 when the ordinary shareholders were in receipt of a dividend of not less than 5 per cent, per annum, to be increased £50 for every 1 per cent dividend over and above the first 10 per cent paid to the ordinary shareholders, we confirmed.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey continues . . .

Friday 5 November 1875
Leo to London - May went with Mrs.Elliot to the chorus meeting - afterwards Mrs.Elliot, Mr. and Mrs.Kennedy and Miss Smith spent the evening with us, games in the evening.

Saturday 6 November 1875
Leo went to Moorhurst to mark out the boundary of land sold to Mrs.Elliot - and then to Bench at Dorking - I took a little walk - as far as my infirmities would allow me, resting on the benches - lovely colour in the woods - Ada had Melle., May gathered flowers - A.Loring, Fred and Gerard came for an exeat.

Sunday 7 November 1875
All to church - and a walk afterwards. A.Loring and Fred went back to Woolwick and Greenwich.

Monday 8 November 1875
Gerard went back to school and Leo to London. I drove out calling - on Mrs.J.Nicholls - leaving Ada at Moorhurst. Miss Sconce, Mrs.Dealtry, &c.

Tuesday 9 November 1875
We four went up to Lord Mayor's show and were duly edified - lunched at Central Bank - and came home early.

Tuesday 9 November 1875
Epsom Journal

Bench of Magistrates, Nov. 6 - Before Lee Steere Esq., M.P., (Chairman), Sir Walter Farquahar, Sir Leopold Heath, G. Arbuthnot, W.F.Watons, and A. Powell Esqrs.

Assault - Daniel Fairbrother, keeper of the Windmill beer-house, Flint Hill, Dorking, was summoned for assaulting Elizabeth Rose, wife of John Rose, of Stubbs Farm, Dorking, on Oct 2nd. - Complainant's statement was that she went to the defendant's house to pay him some money, after which a dispute of a week old was brought up, which led her to say "You don't buy me with your drink, as you do some men's wife." The then struck her on the face, knocked her down, and kicked her. She was covered in blood. - John Edwards, engine driver, and Fanny Woodbridge (sister of the defendant), gave evidence - The defendant pleaded provocation, and said he only turned her out, and did not strike her - The Bench fine him 20s., and 20s., 6d. costs. - Paid.

Games Tresspassers - Henry King pleaded guilty to a summons charging him with trespassing in search of game &c., - - -
James Hubbard, Moses Dinnidge, James Peters and George Gale pleaded guilty to a similar charge, and were fined 20s. each, and 20s. 6d, total costs. - The Chairman said he and other farmers were losing the profits of their farms through scarcity of labour, while men like these were poaching instead of working.

Light Weights - Anne Taylor, grover, of Dorking, was summoned for having light weights on her premises, namely, one 4lb., two 1lb., and one ½lb. weights. - - -

Drunk - Henry Longhurst was summoned for dunkeness and disorderly conduct at Abinger, on the 23rd ult. - He pleaded not guilty, and two of his companions having sworn that he was not drunk, the Bench gave prisoner the benefit of the doubt, and dismissed the case. - - - -

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey continues . . .

Wednesday 10 November 1875
Leo to London - and we dined at Moorhurst meeting Kennedys and Hawkins's, pleasant evening and good music.

Thursday 11 November 1875
Leo to London, Ada and I took a long walk - calling at Kitlands and hearing Douglas' adventures in London on Lord Mayor's day - (we went to dancing class in the morning) and about the loss of his watch and purse.

Friday 12 November 1875
Leo to London and back early - Ada spent the day at Moorhurst - May went by train to Dorking to settle about hats &c -and afterwards she and I went to Mary Hawkins' to have tea and proceeded on to the singing class - Mary very brilliant and we enjoyed our two hours and chat with her, spoke to mesdames Ellliot and Kennedy. Arthur came for an exeat from Cambridge.

Saturday 13 November 1875
Messrs Cazalet, Mortimer, Chaldicott and Watson came to shoot with Leo and Arthur - horrid misty day - soon left off the shooting on account of the rain - Mrs.Elliot came to tea and chatted - we dined at Redlands to meet Mr.Cross (Home Secretary).

Sunday 14 November 1875
Very stormy but all went to church.

Monday 15 November 1875
Leo off to London - Arthur also. May and I drove to Grenehurst and saw Lilly
Tuesday 16 November 1875
Leo to London - May and I drove to Dorking calling on Mrs.Waters and Lady Cotton - and going to station to meet Leo who did not appear till by the last train. 3 little Elliots came to play at cooking with Ada.

Wednesday 17 November 1875
May and I went off with Leo - he went on to London Bridge - and we to Clapham Junction from whence we proceeded to Orchard House, had a talk with Mr.Edgar about Gerard. Chatted with Mrs.Edgar and then went with dearest Gerard to Richmond where we lunched. It rained horribly, then to Waterloo, sending Gerard back to school, shopped in London and met Leo at Victoria Station - also Mrs.Hawkins and Mrs.Ellliot

Thursday 18 November 1875
Leo's birthday, presented him with our little cadeaux - and walked with him about the garden - read "Illiat" to girls and walked out to see the transplanting work - came in tired and read Francis 1st Guigot. Louise de Savy and due de Bourbon - &c. Leo home - newspapers, singing and Princess of Thule - Champagne dinner.

Friday 19 November 1875
Walked with Leo towards the station - looked to the planting &c. Lessons with Ada - and went to Chorus class at Dorking, met the Kennedy's, Elliots &c. Leo and I went, both, fast asleep - while May and Ada read the "Princess of Thule."

Saturday 20 November 1875
Leo and I walked to the station - and I back alone - arranged flowers for desert - and chatted with Madelle. Leo came home early with A.Loring only. Margaret Whatman and Douglas dined with us, we had a little music.

Sunday 21 November 1875
Bitterly cold - we all went to church - and walked to Kitlands in the afternoon - and I went off fast asleep after A.Loring's departure.

Monday 22 November 1875
We walked part of the way with Leo to the station - girls drew and I wrote letters. Leo home early - Ada and I went down to meet him, intending to call at Moorhurst but didn't as carriage was at the door - "Princess of Thule" &c.

Tuesday 23 November 1875
Leo to London. H & H and C.B (Hand in Hand Insurance and Central Bank). Lesson with Ada - and she and I went to enquire about Mr.Wise - and called on Lady Macdonald, found her at tea with "dear Charlotte Paget." Discoursed about the new decorations of her house with cost £1,000 and odd Mr.Hindley's little bill. Came home and chatted with Leo on his return.

Wednesday 24 November 1875
Leo to London and we got ready for A.Loring's dance at Greenwich - May and I started at 1:47 meeting Leo at London (Road, Bank?), went on to Greenwich to Naval College and had a very pleasant afternoon - evening - dined at Greenwich - and home by 10:30. May had a fair amount of dancing.

Thursday 25 November 1875
Leo to London early and girls to dancing class - and I to Moorhurst to see if Mrs.Elliot was there, found the governess and children but she is in London - home, and Leo back at usual time. Miss Sconce, Mrs.Colquehoun, Mrs.Gough Nicholls called - latter very amusing.

Friday 26 November 1875
Leo to London, and we to lessons. Lillie Cazalet came and carried May off to Grenehurst. Ada went down to meet Leo. Mrs.Wickham called.

Saturday 27 November 1875
I stayed at home. Leo also, we did accounts - and read in the evening.

Sunday 28 November 1875
All to Church but me - Douglas called to say goodbye, sermons by Brookfield, in the evening Ada, and Leo read them.

Monday 29 November 1875
We stayed at home, very cold and snowy. Miss Matthews and little Elliots called on Ada. Leo came home from London - and he, I and May went to dine at the Dobson's, pleasant evening. I sat near Captain Lang - and Mr.Dobson, May near a cousin of the house - a Mr.Farrer - and talked and laughed and smiled away very cheerily - pretty music in the evening.

Wednesday 29 December 1875
Staffordshire Sentinel

Talk-o'-th'-Hill
National Schools.
Yesterday afternoon a bazaar was opened the girls' schoolroom, under the patronage Lady Child, and many of ladies of influential families in the district.

The object was to raise money towards reducing the debt of the premises, and towards the cost of repairing and painting Talk Church. The bazaar stock was not extensive, but the articles generally seemed to be of saleable kind. Many of the goods were exceedingly neat and tasteful.

At the entrance to the room was a large Christmas tree, which was laden with toys and trinkets, arrangements being made for showing off to the best effect at night the glitter and spangles, by illumination with coloured wax candles. There was one row of stalls, which filled nearly one side of the room, and they were nicely fitted and decorated, the Misses Marsh-Caldwell having rendered material in the tasteful work which characterised the appearance of the stalls. the other side of the room was that indispensable requisite at bazaars—a refreshment stall, where could be purchased anything within the modest range from a bun to whole cheese.

The lady presidents were Mrs. and Miss M'Hutchin, Miss Valmer, Mrs. Humphrey, Mr. Morris, Mrs. and Miss Hopwood, Mrs. Miss Smith, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Chatfield, Miss. Downing, Mrs. Deacon, Miss Thomas, Miss Beresford, and Miss A. Cooper.

The ladies were ably aided by the Rev W. M. M'Hutchin, vicar of Talk ; Rev. W. A. Wickhain, curate; Viscount de Valrner, and others. The Viscount, who is over from France on a visit, besides his very valuable assistance at the bazaar, had contributed very liberally to the stock. The Countess of sent £10 to the bazaar fund, Miss Riddell (London] £5, and Mr. J. E. Edwards-Heathcote £5.

The bazaar was opened at one o'clock yesterday, but without any formality. Amongst the early visitors were: Miss Marsh-Caldwell, Miss G. Marsh-Caldwell, and Miss R Marsh-Caldwell (of Linley Wood), Mrs. Craig, Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Wood, party from Mrs. Kinnersley's, Mrs. Edwards-Heathcote, Mrs. Buchanan, &c. Purchases were briskly made, and there was every indication of the bazaar proving an agreeable and successful affair.

Diary of Lady Mary Heath at Anstie Grange, Surrey continues . . .

Thursday 30 December 1875
The same - Leo to London.

Friday 31 December 1875
Shooting party - Captain Lang and Messrs Nichols and Cazalet - wretchedly poor bag. I stayed at home - lunched with everybody and gave them coffee.

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