ost; rain; arrived at Albany
113/4. _Feb. 4th._--Session opens. Voted in 243-284. A good
opportunity for speaking, but in my weakness did not use it. _Feb.
8th._--Stanley made a noble speech. Voted in 243 to 307 for
abolition of Irish corporations. Pendulums and Nothingarians all
against us. _Sunday._--Wrote on Hypocrisy. On Worship. Attempted to
explain this to the servants at night. Newman's Sermons and J.
Taylor. Trench's Poems. _March 2nd._--Read to my deep sorrow of
Anstice's death on Monday. His friends, his young widow, the world
can spare him ill; so says at least the flesh. Stapleton.
_Paradiso_, VII. VIII. Calls. Rode. Wrote. Dined at Lord
Ashbuxton's. House. Statistical Society's _Proceedings._ Verses on
Anstice's death. _March 22nd._--House 51/4-93/4. Spoke 50 minutes [on
negro apprenticeship; see p. 145]; kindly heard, and I should thank
God for being made able to speak even thus indifferently.[72]
_March 23rd_.... Late, having been awake last night till between 4
and 5, as usual after speaking. How useful to make us feel the
habitual unremembered blessing of sound sleep.... _April
7th._--_Gerus. Lib._ c. xi.... Dr. Pusey here from 12 to 3 about
church building. Rode. At night 11 to 2 perusing Henry Taylor's
proofs of _The Statesman_, and writing notes on it, presumptuous
enough.... _Gerus._ xii. Re-perused Taylor's sheets. A batch of
calls. Wrote letters. Bossuet. Dined at Henry Taylor's, a keen
intellectual exercise, and thus a place of danger, especially as it
is exercise seen.... _9th._--Spedding at breakfast. _Gerus._ xiii.
Finished Locke on Understanding. It appears to me on the whole a
much overrated, though, in some respects, a very useful book....
_May 16th._--Mr. Wordsworth, H. Taylor, and Doyle to breakfast. Sat
till 123/4. Conversation on Shelley, Trench, Tennyson; travelling,
copyright, etc. _30th._--Milnes, Blakesley, Taylor, Cole, to
breakfast. Church meeting at Archbishop of Armagh's. Ancient music
rehearsal. House 6-81/4 and 91/4-12. _June 1st._--Read Wordsworth....
House 5-12. Spoke about 45 minutes [on Tithes and Church (Ireland)
bill]. I had this pleasure in my speech, that I never rose more
intent upon telling what I believe to be royal truth; though I did
it very ill, and further than ever below the idea which I wou