Showery day. The decline of the season is now visible in the cortège in Rotten row, and the evening drive in the Park. Our engagements likewise are almost at an end. This wa a perfectly private day. I wrote a long letter to my son Charles, and paid a visit to Mr Charles Lyman who is still detained by his condition from returning home. I greatly doubt whether he ever gets there. his appearance during the two months since I arrived indicates steady decline. I then took a walk. The evening passed at home.