I should long ago have returnd answer to your two favors had I met with any thing in the way of Science worthy of being Communicated to you—little improvement has taken place in the course of these two months past and as I have resided all that time in Lincolnshire I have not been put into posession of the detail even of that Little

The Whole of the middle Class of people here have been inconceivably amusd by the ascention of Lunardi and Blanchard and some of superior rank have attended. For my own part I had not my option being away from town but I shall not miss the next which ascends no more than I would Miss any other spectacle which was likely to amuse and not likely to be after exhibited. We Lament in the Royal Society that so little addition of Science has yet accrued from a discovery which certainly opend a new Field for ensuing and feel hurt that men who in the outset attempted to make us believe he had got the dominion by this means over another element for constantly hitherto been the abject Slave of that element whenever he has venturd to intrude himself into it.

I was sorry I was in the Countrey when your Grandson arrivd. I have had but little opportunity of paying my respects to him since I returnd. Count Castiglioni I have seen he appears a well bred and well informed young man he is at present in the Countrey learning to acquire the english language which I hear his Countrey men find very dificult.

I am in great hopes that the dissentions of the Royal Society are at an End at least that the opposition will at last give way to the deed and centurial majorities which have appeard against them. Convincd I do not expect any men to be whose wholw arguments have been founded and supported in misrepresentation in truth—Hutton did not like to Lose twenty pounds a year which he usd to receive without any trouble whatever. Horsley would have been glad to make himself President which I am convincd the thought easy and considerd as a good step toward a Bishoprick. Maty disapointments in Life tho all of his own seeking and arising from a perfect beleif that he is a man of very superior talents have renderd him so waspish that his cheif pleasure is stinging about with a feeble Pen which Can   Penetrate the hide even of Bashfullness and the rest seemd to have espoused the matter as a party affair which they were afraid to desert. I have enclosd you a Pamphlet written by Dr. Kippis who you may remember living in great intimacy with the late Sir John Pringle. It is fair and very well temperd but so very meely mouthd that it will possibly be right to publish something else as no     can conceive a man right who is not praisd beleive me dear Sir with perfect Esteem Yours Faithfully