he desires you to take the bark at the intervals; and says you must not bathe in that case. I hope very soon to have another letter, and to find it more satisfactory. I will do with pleasure what you wish respecting Mr. Smith my letters have shewn you my intentions. Mrs. Mead is pretty well.

We have had cold weather these three days; with high wind, and frequent very hard showers. You are persuaded, I hope, how happy the most favourable account of your health would make me.

I am, ever, your affectionate and

dutiful daughter,

MARY WILKES.

LETTER XLI.

London, August 30.

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HAVE hesitated a little whether I should send you a packet by to-morrow's machine, as you said nothing about it in your last let ter; but I think it may be agreeable, as otherwise you would be near a week without receiving one. Your kind punctuality makes me, I must confess, a little uneasy at not having the pleasure of hearing from you to-day. I flatter myself that to-morrow my anxiety will be displaced by the satisfaction of having an account of your health, agreeable to the wishes my heart so ardently forms.

Mr. Smith dined here on Wednesday.. I gave him what you wished: he desired his duty and thanks; and is very well. He

comes to-morrow.-My uncle Heaton partook of our little dinner on Wednesday. He desired his love; and to acquaint you he has just entered into a partnership, which makes him very happy. It is in the coal trade; with Mr. Hayley's advice, who drew up the articles.

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Dr. Wilson set out for Suffolk on Wednesday morning, at five o'clock. He left his best respects for you. I constantly sent him accounts of your health; and wrote to him on Tuesday, on his leaving town.-I dined with my grandmamma yesterday. She desired her love; and that if found great benefit by Eastbourn, you would stay till your health was quite restored. Happy as your return would make me, I must beg leave to add the same wish; from the most pleasing prospect of present success, and future advantage, your being there affords: and I hope you now have the agreeable and necessary circumstance of fine weather.

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I have great satisfaction from kind letter of Monday. I communicated it to

Mr. Churchill, who entirely approves of what you have taken. I hope the advice you have had is very good, and that the situation of your new apartment will prove of great advantage.

I am charged with Mr. Churchill's and Mr. Pugh's respects.

MR. WILKES ELECTED SHERIFF OF LONDON AND MIDDLESEX, AND LORD-MAYOR OF LONDON.

ON the 24th of June, 1771, the time of

the annual election of sheriffs, he was elected sheriff for London and Middlesex, with his friend alderman Bull. Being suspected of partiality to the French, he ordered that no French wine should be given at his entertainments. It was the best refutation of that illiberal suspicion; for he was, in plain truth, a true Englishman. In his shrievalty he opened the galleries at the Old Bailey for the free admission of the public.

At Michaelmas, 1774, he was elected lord-mayor, with the greatest applause. His daughter was lady-mayoress; a situation which she filled with great honour to herself, and infinite satisfaction to all the visitors at the mansion-house. No lady-mayoress was ever more esteemed. A more polite