But unless there should be anything so urgent as to prevent him, he will come down after the House on Tuesday evening and stay until Thursday morning.
Fanny is highly delighted and immeasurably grateful for your Majesty's offer of the Lodge in Richmond Park, and most desirous to avail herself of your Majesty's kindness, and so is Jocelyn.

Lord Melbourne has little doubt that they will thankfully accept it.[21] [Footnote 18: The Island of Chusan, off the coast of China, had been occupied in July 1840 as a base of operations, but evacuated by Elliot in 1841.

It was retaken in September 1841, after Elliot's recall, by Sir Henry Pottinger.] [Footnote 19: He had served in the Mahratta War, and been political agent in Scinde.] [Footnote 20: Governor-General of India.] [Footnote 21: Lady Fanny Cowper, Lord Melbourne's niece, was married to Lord Jocelyn on 27th April.] [Pageheading: CHRISTENING OF COMTE DE PARIS] _The Queen of the Belgians to Queen Victoria._ PARIS, _3rd May 1841._ MY BELOVED VICTORIA,--As you know surely already, the day of yesterday went off very well.

The christening[22] was very splendid, the weather beautiful, and everything extremely well managed....

The arrival at Notre-Dame, and the _coup d'[oe]il_ of the old church, all hung interiorly with crimson velvet draperies and trophies of flags, was very splendid.