[Sidenote: Aug. 28.] _Arrow_ sailing for a cup, time race, which she lost by six seconds only, coming in first. Sailed while at dinner for Cowes. [Sidenote: Aug. 29.] Lucky in our fine weather. Came close round the Bill of Portland _within the race_. Shortened sail for dinner, yacht fashion. Arrived at Cowes 10 P.M. Joining wife at the Vines, Puckaster. [Sidenote: Aug. 31.] Steam to Portsmouth. Rail to Farnham. Fly to kind good friends at Rookesbury. [Sidenote: Sept. 1.] William Gamier, Frank Collier, and Walpole to dinner. [Sidenote: Rookesbury, Sept. 3.] That donkey, “the Honest Bishop” of Bond Street, not having sent my gun, spoiled a good day’s shooting, having only a tool with the lock of the right barrel broken. [Sidenote: Sept. 6.] Garnier kindly giving permission for me to invite one of the Cashers to shoot, William came. Ten brace between us. Casher to dinner and sleep. [Sidenote: Sept. 7.] Casher to have another day’s shooting. Bagged twenty-two brace. No house in England so enjoyable as this Rookesbury; no people so kind and generous. [Sidenote: Sept. 13.] Drizzly rain. Took leave of our kind friends at Rookesbury. At Southwick. [Sidenote: Sept. 14.] Plenty of birds. Lady Farnham staying here. [Sidenote: Sept. 22.] Letter from Admiral Dundas requiring me to decide between Flag-Captaining to Sir Charles Napier and a sixth-rate to India. To Admiralty. Difficult point to decide between inclination and economy. [Sidenote: London, Sept. 23.] Breakfasted with Admiral Dundas; decided on India. Wrote letter of thanks to Lord Auckland. Offered appointment as First Lieutenant to Bowyear. [Sidenote: Oct. 1.] By rail with wife to Quidenham. [Sidenote: Oct. 9.] Father and Lady Albemarle off to Newmarket. [Sidenote: Oct. 11.] Adieu to Quidenham--for how long? Wife to Blackheath. Found Brooke at Mivart’s Hotel. United Service Club giving him a dinner, which was crowded. [Sidenote: Oct. 12.] Business at Admiralty. To Greenwich. Dined with Sir James Gordon to meet Brooke. [Sidenote: Oct. 13.] Met Brooke at Lord John Russell’s office, Downing Street. My old friend, Charles Gore, his Private Secretary. [Sidenote: Oct. 15.] Breakfasted with Brooke at Mivart’s. Meeting of Borneo Mission. £3000 subscribed. [Sidenote: Oct. 18.] Dined with Lord Auckland to meet Brooke: Lord and Lady Grey, Lord and Lady Palmerston, Lord and Lady Clanricade and pretty daughter, Lords Lansdowne and Morpeth, and Dr. Hooker. [Sidenote: Oct. 20.] Accompanied Brooke to Frank Grant’s, who was painting his portrait, indeed a striking likeness. Grant the first artist in the country. [Sidenote: London, Oct. 21.] Anniversary of Trafalgar. Dined at Club of 1765. Some fine old “Salts” present. [Sidenote: Oct. 22.] With Brooke to Admiralty. He invited to Windsor Castle. [Sidenote: Oct. 24.] To Greenwich School. Inspected some nice-looking lads for _Mæander_. [Sidenote: Oct. 29.]