had since produced an income of 600_l._ Being dissatisfied with this employment of her money, D’Eon wrote from London to entreat that upon his lordship’s return to town, he would afford to herself and to her creditors some security for the speedy reimbursement of the money. Lord Ferrers replied in three separate letters. [Sidenote: BREACH OF TRUST.] ‘Staunton Harold, December 24, 1775. ‘I have so much business to settle here that if I am not obliged to go to London on account of the Duchess of Kingston’s trial,[361] I think I shall not come there before the month of May; and it being requisite for you to have some voucher to produce for the money you have in my hands, in case anything should happen to me, you will be pleased to let me know your Christian name, in order that I may send you by the stage a bond for the sum due to you, which bond will bear an interest of five per cent. And having been disappointed with respect to a sum of money which was to be paid to me last month for an estate sold for the purpose of settling my affairs, I should take it as a particular favour of you to leave this money in my hands for one year at the above-mentioned interest. It is all the same to me, as I receive of others the same interest I pay you. Should you in the interim want any money for the settlement of your affairs, you may draw on me whenever you please, which indeed seems to me to be much better than to remit you at present in bank notes, for reasons which I once told you. The gout has left me; I find myself, thank God, very well, and am, ‘Your sincere and very affectionate, ‘FERRERS.’ * * * * * ‘... You inform me of your coming here very soon; as you know that I shall always be happy to see you, there is no occasion for me to say anything on that subject.... Newcomb[362] is at present in Derby, and had some time ago the misfortune of breaking his arm.... This has prevented me from sending you the hundred guineas you want for the present, but shall remit you this sum in the course of next week. I have at present no money in the hands of my bankers in London, having withdrawn the same from them to have here a ready supply of cash for the mine, which proves already richer than I expected.... Having no furnace built, I cannot yet make money of it. This has rendered me very poor at present, that is to say, until the time when I shall receive my rents.... Farewell, and be assured of my being your sincere friend, ‘FERRERS.’ * * * * *