[Sidenote: Feb. 10.] Repeated visit to Bishopstoke; all well at home, but felt that I had no business to absent myself on my selfish amusement of hunting. [Sidenote: Feb. 11.] By train to Gosport. On board _Victory_. Court-martial on loss of _Bombay_. No end of friends. Visited young Garnier at Mrs. Knight’s school. Lunched with Fred and Mrs. Hutton. At Cams; found Elliot Yorkes. [Sidenote: Feb. 13.] Frost and no hunting. [Sidenote: Feb. 14.] H. Delmé with Pat Blake and Elliot Yorke to see Fred Radcliffe and his “Fair Rosamond” at Gosport. [Sidenote: Feb. 25.] Sold “Canteen” to W. C. Alexander for £150. Sent to Tubbs for a mount. Meet at Warmford. Breakfast with Eccles, having picked up Chapman and George Deane. Tubbs’ brute, a gray, fell with me into a lane; difficulty in getting home; a talk when there; got letters from Alexander returning “Canteen” for a whistler; don’t believe it, having only lately bought him of F. Delmé Radcliffe, for more than I could well afford. [Sidenote: Feb. 27.] Glad to have secured house in London. Letter from Alexander, who is a gentleman, taking my word in preference to the Vet.’s; sent me a cheque for £150, which I returned. Captain Grimston offered me £30 for “Balloon,” which I declined. [Sidenote: Feb. 28.] “Canteen” returned this morning. Standish called, kindly offering to take care of “Balloon” until sold, which I accepted. He also took Dick King and the mare. [Sidenote: Mar. 4.] Found wife and Colin at Leinster Gardens. Lunched 15 Cadogan Place. Called on Miss Burdett-Coutts and Rajah Brooke, also on Albemarle, his wife and Charteris. [Sidenote: Mar. 7.] Navy Club dinner; Mundy in chair. Rajah Brooke guest; about thirty present. Walked with Rajah to call on Miss Burdett-Coutts. [Sidenote: Mar. 8.] Moved into No. 40 Connaught Square. [Sidenote: Mar. 11.] Declined a mount kindly offered by Henry West with the old Berkeley: great temptation though! Dined with Henry Eyre in Berkeley Square, meeting Le Marchant, Dacres, and others. [Sidenote: London, Mar. 13.] At club found letter--W. Standish’s cheque for £35 for “Balloon.” Good beast in good hands. Made calls on Lord Palmerston and Admiral Rous. Declined Lord Campbell’s kind offer of house room. [Sidenote: Mar. 14.] Ballot at club among about thirty candidates. Bowyear elected. Dined with Thorolds; meeting pleasant; party as usual. [Sidenote: Mar. 15.] Governorship of Singapore engrossing my thoughts. Went to Houses of Parliament: introduced to W. H. Read’s friend Clerke Seymour. [Sidenote: Mar. 16.] Saw Duke of Somerset’s secretary; intimated to him to communicate that when applied to by Cardwell His Grace should not throw cold water on my appointment. Hope I may get it. [Sidenote: Mar. 17.] Saw Blackwood at Colonial Office; talk about Straits Settlements; don’t think I shall get it. [Sidenote: Mar. 18.] [Sidenote: Mar. 20.]