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to offer that as an excuse for not [indecipherable] [indecipherable]
the governor has been poorly again, but we
heard in answer to our enquiries to-day that
he was better - your father has been [indecipherable]
complaining for some days past - he went
quite to bed on Saturday - about 3 O Clock
[Major?] [indecipherable] & Mr [indecipherable] [indecipherable] [indecipherable]
he then arose [indecipherable] himself & came
out [chatted?] an hour or two with them
and was better. [indecipherable] [indecipherable] of a grand
Ball to be given at Sydney on Thursday
next by Sir John Jamison in [indecipherable] [indecipherable]
to Mrs [indecipherable] [much?] counselling & [arguing?]
amongst the [Military?] as to the propriety
of accepting the invitation - one hundred
and fifty [people?] [invited?] Mrs [indecipherable]
to [indecipherable] the [indecipherable] [indecipherable] end [indecipherable]