Monday 25 July 1836
No kiss but incurred a cross on my chair in my dressing room last night on getting ready for bed did the same about a fortnight ago and about that time incurred a cross in bed Ann being asleep
Fair but dull morning and Fahrenheit 50 at 8 3/4 at which hour went out
With Wood + 4, Benjamin and Matthew and Sam and Jack, at the Low fish pond soil moving and embanking – poor Robert Mann Frank, brought word last night was worse yesterday and had 8 leeches on
Breakfast at 9 1/2 in 3/4 hour – out again.
Frank finished carting puddle for the cave – brought some rough stone from the Lodge – then picked up 6 yards causeway stone for Robert Schofield and Joseph Sharp to finish out with in the road in front of the house – Booth having finished the Large chimney on Saturday has 2 men flagging the coal-place and cellar at the Lodge but is here himself with Amos at the new cellar and joiners shop window – a man and 2 boys cornering stone for the rebuilding the road-wall against the cave – with Wood, chiefly, till came in at their dinner at 12 1/4.
Read the prospectus sent on Saturday by Mr Jubb – to be settled in a day or two of the ‘British Discount Banking Company capital 5,000,000 in 100,000 shares of £50 each Deposit £1 per Share. Bankers, Messrs Williams, Deacon, Labouchere, Thornton, and Co. Power in the deed of settlement to increase the shares to 200,000 at £50 if required £5 per share to be called for within 30 days after the election of the Directors – then 3 months from that call £5 month the remainder ‘payable at such times as the Directors shall appoint’ – 3 months notice of each call to be given and no call to exceed £5. No subscriber holding less than 50 Shares to be a director. Bankruptcy or insolvency disqualified him from continuing in office
‘In the event of the Company having lost any one time 1/4 of its paid up capital and its surplus fund, a special general meeting of Shareholders be called by the Directors, and the Company be considered as dissolved, and be dissolved accordingly, unless a majority of Shareholders in number and value of their respective shares; the responsibility of the retiring proprietors thereupon to cease’
A more detailed prospectus to be published in a few days – the present prospectus dated 6 May 1836
Form of application for Shares – ‘Gentlemen I beg to apply for - Shares in ‘the British Discount Banking Company’ which I agree to take on the conditions of the Prospectus - Dated
Profession or Trade ….
Residence …..
Place of Business …’
To the Chairman of the Provisional Committee of the British Discount Banking Company, Morley’s Hotel, Charing Cross, London
Wrote the above of today, and rough draft of letter to inquire about a housekeeper and ditto for Ann to Mr Gray with plan of the Radcliffe estate and to ask about Mrs Clarke's paying her part out of her share of the claim on Mr William Priestley for Micklemoss
Out again at 2 1/2 – no! Ann poorly saw her comfortably lying on the sofa in the blue room and lighted the fire, and ordered hot wine and water
Out at 3 at the cave till 4 1/2 – then came in to Ann and she went out with me – a little while at the cave and with Wood and Jack Green finishing laying great stone to cover the bottom of the top pool (and throwing more gravel on) thus leaving the pool ready for the overflow of the Low fish pond which will be coming perhaps on Wednesday or Thursday - the pond fills very slowly now that it is so near the top – for the last 6 or 7 days I think it has risen about 1/2 inch a day
Walked with A- Ann to the bottom of the walk till 5 55/60 then with Wood again bodding about the pool till 6 1/4 – had him at the Cave this afternoon and finished the entrance wall towards the pond and that the whole of the top finished puddling and covered with sods or soil
Wrote and sent Letter to J.M. directed to “Messrs. Temple and Reynolds 10 Cavendish Square London post paid. asking with whom she lived last, her age, wages, &c my establishment to consist for the present. Incidental mention of Cookson and my aunt’s maid, of housekeeper kitchen maid, one housemaid and one footman and one upper farming man who has lived above 20 years in the family.
Ann wrote (sent) note to Mr Gray with Samuel Washington's plan (on one skin) of the Radcliffe Estate.
Dinner at 7 enjoyed it and the strawberries of which abundance, afterwards – coffee
Ann and I out from 8 to 9 – at the Lodge – the chimney too high – do not like the look of it – walked in the garden – sat with my aunt from 9 to 10 – poorly – looks ill.
Note Mr Parker enclosing copy of a letter they received yesterday from an attorney Henry Turner, of Stockport with another copy of Mrs Ferguson’s will – Mr Turner conceives the £800 to the 1st Mrs Graham lapsed by the death of the legatee before the testatrix; and that: £400 belongs to Mr Graham in right of her sister his 2nd wife, and £400 belongs to the son of Mr Graham by the sister his 1st wife – and that Mr Netherwood has no claim upon the claimants under the will. I agree – and shall instruct Messrs. Parker and Adam to say I think Mr Turner right, and I will pay the £1600 to Mr Graham in right of his present wife whenever he thinks fit, after 3 months notice
Wrote the last 23 1/2 lines till 10 25/60 fine but dullish damp day Fahrenheit 51 1/2 now at 10 25/60 p.m.
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