[Sidenote: Mar. 22.] Overland mail arrived during the night, bringing news of Horton’s promotion. A more deserving step has never been bestowed. Went over the Mint. _Tête-à-tête_ dinner with a Mr. Grant, a scientific, good old boy with powerful telescope. [Sidenote: Mar. 23.] Up at daylight to have a further inspection of the dockyard and steamers. Went with Larpent in a boat; as good a dinner as ever I tasted at Mr. Maddock’s club afterwards. [Sidenote: Mar. 26.] Admiral arriving at 4 P.M. _Dido_ manned yards and returned the fort’s salute. He established at Government House, Horton and I dined at Sir Henry Seton’s. [Sidenote: Mar. 27.] Admiral at Barrackpore. Dined at the Bengal Club; capital dinner. Barber and Welford pleasant companions. [Sidenote: Mar. 28.] At daylight with Tom Pitts to join hog-hunting-party; new ground. Sport not much; breakfast excellent. Dined with Mr. Brachan. Theatre in evening. [Sidenote: Mar. 29.] Rowed old Richards about in my gig. Tiffined with Lord Ellenborough. Dinner with Mr. Robison. Finished the evening, Horton and I, with Larpent. Blue at the fore hoisted on board my _Dido_. [Sidenote: Mar. 30.] Visiting with Wilford. Dinner with Colonel Forbes. [Sidenote: Mar. 31.] Took Partridge on shore with me to breakfast, and passed a quiet day at Sir Lawrence Peel’s. [Sidenote: April 3.] To tiffin with Wilson at the Cannon Foundry. Beautiful order. Went to a grand dinner given by the Artillery at Dum-Dum to the Admiral. [Sidenote: April 4.] Sun broiling hot. Went on board in the middle of the day. Tiffin with Gillander and Gladstone. With young Larpent to the Tent Club. Got a fall on the hard road, horse rolling over; such a brute! [Sidenote: April 5.] Up at daylight, hog-hunting; good sport. Well mounted this time by Tom Pitts. Slept, tiffined, and read in heat of the day. At 4 P.M. hunted again, and finished the evening with a jolly good dinner. [Sidenote: April 6.] Two capital hunts after hog. Got a second spear with Mr. Brachan. Rode home in the evening, twenty-two miles, Tom Pitts having forgotten to send buggy. Large dinner at Government House. [Sidenote: April 8.] Visited General Gilbert, a really good sporting family. Dinner at the Hay-Camerons’. [Sidenote: April 9.] Sailing orders made out and pilot ordered. Tiffined with Lancelot Dent of China. To dinner with Platt’s pretty daughters. Don’t think much of his picture of “The Signing of the Treaty at Nanking.” [Sidenote: April 10.] The Platt ladies visited my _Dido_, and stayed so late I had little time to dress for dinner. Hurried off in my buggy to Mr. Lawrence Peel’s at Garden Reach. Sir William Parker also dining.