Cadell and Davies have a new assistant thanks to
Lysons; he discusses the circumstances leading to
Robert Smirke securing the commission to rebuild
Covent Garden Theatre, Lawrence assisted him, but found that
Lysons had already spoken to
Kemble; he exclaims that
Wyatt applied for it; Leverton, a bad character, has sought employment from Smirke; Kemble, Harris and Smirke are pleased and the work goes well; Kemble called on the
Duke of Northumberland after the fire and was presented with a £10,000 interest free loan, this was used to pay off a disadvantageous loan from Bob Heathcote; he quotes
Hoppner, "every man is a scoundrel at thirty"; he discusses recent developments in Portugal, with reference to the actions of
Wellesley;
Wordsworth,
Coleridge and
Southey have formed a "convenient arrangement" where they can "bask in the sunlight of their own genius".