for your past laziness. I am up every morning now at 1/2 past 7. We breakfast at 1/2 past 8, dine at 1/2 past 1, at 6 and no drinking of any kind excepting an occasional glass of beer, and wine only at Capt King's. The other people such as Dr Wilson, Flight, Halse, Turton and indeed all of them never have it on the table and water is the general beverage. I am afraid our house is too much of a wine consuming house for our means, therefore I must in future be guided by your very prudent advice not to use so much of it. It seems most strange but I cannot now feel happy in the society ladies as I used to do. I think all my attention should be confined to